” 6fil. Ficus ac«8BKLLiV (Roxb ) shrubby scandent:
leaves altexnatejjBfort petioled, oblong, remotely serru-
1 i tt! If it iti ibu n i it »Milan solitary pe luneled
turbinate, tubercled, of the size of an olive; scales of
the umbilicus ci' i ite — lioxb I I hid <3 )32 3s 1 mu,;, 3
'‘Chittagong—An extensive rambling species depending
Jon'btbci pi mh 'for support Male florets few round
the mouth, monaiidrr u-, jfen fllesi] 11 iiucro's over tie
whole’, 'srSoofh, inside of'the receptacle.
.3/ 662. F ills oin 1 dire" IA ( R 0 X b. ),L r li ore 0 U8 f i e a v e s'
alternate,*! ' hm a> obb'iiu,
t'hiili hai d ant;.gios*sy p frh jt axillary, paired or single,
sessile, raipa,) srflb'otli,fthe*’'size of\ a small gooseberry 1
f a n d ' ,,, t i , , ,
:: Chittagong.—A 1 1 n - m t fm Mil flu -ris
'mbh'andfous' tihiied among the sessile femäle | | l ^ l
pel. 11 h-M-hayed* 't i le 'l l ig n th t tip c in g u i*e 't i , -
1 ' 1
ff'ffll3Flo\vericg blähen—2 male floret—3, female floret.
'■.*!ƒ* ,60" 1 it i s' 11 ts u e v ( I t c h ) li in from o i l t i
'öb.iAÄd, point! d ,’tbntoin_ai)(l<alos^) timi 111 ixillaiy
pan#, sesBtle; bVal^smooth/tbe:'silse of aft ojpe j stipu-
| , . I].<nk IS long a , th" L.ik s s nootli am losy.—
Jtoxb FI Iild'i S 1, t
Mountain *?Of ‘Snli. t — \ lirgi hlndViint fm 1 0 v
cultivated in most pai ts of fSflilt- hefflf J.n ( 1 ia, every part
l&lJbtinds in u d i m 1H linn which mim-hi - m in u m -
third of it! vifi_.li 1 un t li i<, r Ots d sc nd lioin
t (i. lamer bidiii'it*. M u Mint'- monuifriu 'imah
with in jofipng ovary, terminating 11 ir tin apt \ 111 a
'curved style in 1 laigi s igma J In rosy c.c 1 u re 1 loi ;
stipul s ot tBisi'species is very peculiar. ' ' 1
»*1 Flowering >1 inti -2 female floret—J mal —4
' receptacle cot longitudinally)
664. Ficus i x AMU in i \ ( l t i \ b ) ' u ioicous'M i lies
Bhoit petioled, oblong," 11 un in u i rej ai l 1 ri iti iob_li
on bothlsHiJfs : fruit axillary, solitary, or in pail s, pefdiincled,
1 size of a pea —li. FI Ind. 3. .pSp.
Eastern parts of .India — Stem and branches covered
with a rust tmlatired!'Smooth4ibai k.
665. ’I ’m 1 s infectoeia (Will'd.) leaves ovate oMunjj|
acute, waved smooth fruit pain 1, axillary, ses de|||
sinootli, white —R FI Ind 3 &51
ftj^fjt'iigal.—A largi antt beautiful tr.f, some tum - dtop;; .
ping 1 bpts-.'i'of' considerable size from''.the trunk and
branches.
Ficus.Wassa (Roxb.) shrubby Mi nicht leaves
bi oh 1 lanceblat o tu n la mate sub serrati s uir us
. fruit axillary, pedum id, solitary 01 paind, sub-rotund.
m fliu L b H Ind i 5.391'
' Moluccas.— A small straight Species : the fruit appears
1 during tliefhot'Season.' '
'’.'.#667. Fidus glomerata (Rox i \7 ill 1) h ivi s broad,
lanceolate, smooth : fr.ult ill bimol's ti un the trunk an 1
large brAriiihes, pi duncled, dbwnyy turbinate —Iti ib. h i.
Ind. 3. 558.
A large tier widely distributed over the bo ithein province
oflndei Us i lly growii g in n list ground ne u the
bank» of 11VC1» m l walei iouisis 1 lirugh I hai"
often seen flip t u f . I lm i raiely obsefied the frfnt’ bo
large as here repreiflflte’d. ,
^ j öflS. Fl^iSns^TsrEi.A (Roxb Ficus indica Willd n fir
Lin ) leaves lenz pi tu ltd , in lt'e-bbloi g, at Ute, polish«
ed, veins parallehaihd simple f fruit paired, axill&jt, sessile
rbdüd-Anrbmate.^üdisil Fl. Ind 3. q49. '* '
A large and very hat d'soinc tiee, wirb ly diffused over
pS outbeiu India It i very gi n tia ih jjlnitfd hv road
si ies for the sake Of its siia le an 1 by not s fing down
roots from the b'.rancjief is ioflMj&k&pCTiu't to either
F. indica (Banyan tree)! or F . '* the, penduhiub
i rod&of which are often dangerous impediments bn'a
, , road.
669. Ficus corguomerata (Roxb.) arboreous, leaves
alternate, subsemi-cordate, cuspidate, rough and bard :
fruit roundish, tubercled, crowded on long procumbent,
or drooping, dicompound, cauline,'leafless branches.—
Roxb. FI. Ind. 3. 559.
Chittagong.—In the Botanic Garden of Calcutta this
tree is loaded with fruit the whole year.
' 670. Ficus hiesuta (Roxb!) arboreous, tender parts
hirsute .* leaves round1 cordate, from three to five-lobed,
serrate-dentate ; lobes a c u te : fruit axillary, paired,
sessile, qval, shaggy.—Roxb. FI. Ind■ 3. 528.
Siih.et!— 1The fruit is eaten by the natives.
P A branch with young fruit—2 male 1 flower—3
female; ovary separated'to show the calyx—4 full grown
receptacle with its bracts—5 the same cut vertically.
671'.' Ficus radicahs (Roxb ) shrubby, scandent, and
dW ig : leaves' oblong, entire, long-linear, acuminate :
fruit globular without a common calyx, long peduneled :
male flowers mohandrous.— Roxb. FI. Ind. 3. 536.
, Silgèï;—Where it. grows on old walls, bashes, trees
&C. like fhé’ivy in Europe, but generally has its main
rpoWnftbe ‘ground. .
1 Fruitful branch—2 male flower—3 female flower.
672. Li,i n hirta (Roxb.) arboreous, tender parts
very hairy : leaves longipliioldd,cordat&»«liate, serrate:
fruit! aMlary, paired, sessile, ovate, shaggy. R . FI.
Ind. 3,531. + .* r
Si'lhet.—Grows to a great size, ana is beautiful during
theMry' se.i>-i)[i.
6 7 3 . Ficus irACROfHVLr.A (Roxb. not Desf.) arboreous
: leaves round cordate, thin,nerved : fr uit collected
in bqgdles near the root, tarmp shaped, from eight to
twelvi£rmbed'; h s .a f .^ !Rixb. FI. Ind. 3. 556.
N e p a l—Silhef—Chittagong.—Roxburgh only knew
this from the plants growibg-'in the Calcutta Garden.
Ill them female flowers only were found,, and these
without any, ebvibns perianth. Stigma single^hairy,
of ii-beatitiftil rose*colour. Where the tree is indigenous,
the fruit is eateu by the natives in their carries.
if VA7ÏF Morus isdica ;(iiin.) dieeceous, subarhoreous :
Jeasy.es 'dyatéi'Vco'rdye-, long tap e r pointed, serrate,
E ^B th ii.arBOTts oVal :v st^Iè Süglé, half two-cleft.—
I(XO I I II 1 i l if t *
This 1 ' ' , ism u ih cultivated all over India for
feeding j silk- °
.; \ T - j Morus tartartca (Willd.) 'difeëeöus arboreous
: léaves'iïjprdate-serratè, rather obtuse,mostly entire,
though sometimes senuate, or even lobate —Roxb. FI.
hid. 3. 598 W'wl *'
This* species is,only found in gardens in India, and
that'only as a callosity, the leaves not being employed
for fé'ëdin'g;}silk-worms and the small fruit are in too little
cstimationlto- encourage any .one to cultivate It.
676. Morus PAmcUiktfA (Roxb.) arboreous, dife>
, qëStis'i » alternate, long petioled, cordate, serrate)
li An un If nu sth ". panicles axillary: female ealyx nrcep-
‘ late entire berries round, pellucid, white.—Roxb. H i.
MiulucphS—Whence it was brought to the Calcutta
Botanic ganlen, a very , rampus tree—ripe fruit sweet,
, buflra'therhnsipid'. ' 1 ' '''L” .
1 Flowering branch'female plant—2 panicle oPthe
male—-3 male flower—magnified—4 female flowers, one
'tr&hsversély?;tu§ show the ovary enclosed, in the
urcèblate calyx—5 femSte panicle.
677. M orus atropurpuria (Roxb.) leaves cordate,
very rarely lobate, serrate,!'.Smooth : aments cylindrical:
fruit cylindrical) dark purple.
' China.—This species is frequently met with in gardens
'yyhere it is cultivated for the sake of its large succulent
berries.
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