Note 1 — CHAP. II.
Reading edition
: Prof. Harvey, Trin. Coll. Dublin.
2: Some few trees, such as the margosa (Azadirachta Indica), the country almond (Terminalia catappa), and others, are deciduous, and part with their leaves. The cinnamon shoots forth in all shades from bright yellow to dark crimson. The maella (Olax Zeylanica) has always a copper colour; and the ironwood trees of the interior have a perfect blaze of young crimson leaves, as brilliant as flowers. The lovi-lovi (Flacourtia inermis) has the same peculiarity; while the large bracts of the mussænda (Mussænda frondosa) attract the notice of Europeans for their angular whiteness.