 | William Roxburgh - 1824 - 636 pages
...not user! hi this part of India, (the Northern Circars), for any medicinal purpose. When ripe they are eaten by the natives, and also, most greedily,...and of little use except for fuel. It is reckoned Ofie of the best kinds for kiudling fire by friction--. &bs. by NW This is the only species of the... | |
 | William Roxburgh - 1832 - 782 pages
...are not used in this part of India, (the Northern Circars), for any medicinal purpose. When ripe they are eaten by the natives and also, most greedily,...one of the best kinds for kindling fire by friction. 3. C. serrata. R. Arboreous, tender parts hairy. Leaves ovate-cordnte, ser. rate, acuminate. Corymbs... | |
 | John Lindley - 1838 - 706 pages
...Roxburgh, are not used in the Northern Circars of India, for any medicinal purpose. When ripe they are eaten by the natives, and also most greedily,...thought to have furnished the wood from which the Egvptians constructed their mummy-cases. The bark is said by Dr. Royle to be accounted a mild tonic.... | |
 | John Lindley - 1838 - 686 pages
...Roxburgh, are not used in the Northern Circars of India, for any medicinal purpose. When ripe they are eaten by the natives, and also most greedily, by several sorts of birds, beinji of a sweetish taste. The wood is soft, and of little use except for fuel. It ii reckoned one... | |
 | John Lindley - 1853 - 1076 pages
...Roxburgh, are not used in the Northern Circars of India, for any medicinal purpose. When ripe they are eaten by the natives, and also most greedily by...several sorts of birds, being of a sweetish taste. Cordia Rumphii has a brown wood, beautifully veined with black, and smelling of musk. The timber of... | |
 | John Lindley - 1853 - 1066 pages
...are not used in the Northern Circars of India, for any medicinal purpose. When ripe they are oaten by the natives, and also most greedily by several sorts of birds, being of a sweetish taste. Cordia Humphii has a brown wood, beautifully veined with black, and smelling of musk. The timber of... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1858 - 808 pages
...is heavy and disagreeable ; the taste of the kernels like that of filberts. It is the true Sebestén of the European Materia Medica. The fruits, according...said by Dr. Royle to be accounted a mild tonic. C. Oeratacanthus is a native of the West Indies in woods, and of Mexico, near Acapulco. It haï ovate... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1866 - 586 pages
...fruits, according to Roxburgh, are not used in the Circars medicinally, but when ripe are eaten by tho natives, and also most greedily by several sorts of...little use except for fuel. It is reckoned one of ;he best kinds for kindling firo by friction, and is thought to have 'urnished the wood from which... | |
 | John Lindley - 1866 - 652 pages
...musk. C. Geraecanthus \ yields a timber of importance in the West Indies. The wood of С. Муха is soft, and • of little use except for fuel. It...the best kinds for kindling fire by ! friction, and It Is said to be the wood which was used by the Egyptians In constructing their mummy-cases. See Plate... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1867 - 630 pages
...Circars medicinally, but when ripe are eaten by the natives, and also most greedily by several sorte of birds, being of a sweetish taste. The wood is soft,...little use except for fuel. It is reckoned one of ;he best kinds for kindling firo by friction, and is thought to have furnished the wood from which... | |
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Circars medicinally, but when ripe are eaten by the natives, and also most greedily by several sorts of birds, being of a sweetish taste. The wood is soft, and of little use except for fuel. It is reckoned one of the best kinds for kindling fire by friction,... 
