Pennant, Thomas: The view of Hindoostan (Band 1) (London, 1798)

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them from reftoring the fortifications, or augmenting their
forces.

The. great fquirrel of Malabar, Sonnerat, ii. tab. lxxxvii. is New Squirrel.
found near Mate; it is as large as a cat, the ears fhort and
tufted, the tail longer than the body, the upper part of the body
reddifh. It frequents the coco-trees, is fond of the liquor of
the nut, which it will pierce to get at; has a moll fhrill and
fharp cry. -

The great flaple of this country is, as it was in the days of Pepper,
uirrian, pepper. They cultivate here, and indeed far inland,
the Piper nigrum and album; alfo the P. longum, or long pep-
per, Rumph* Ambmn. v. 333, tab. 116. All thefe are climbing
plants, and require fupport. The white is only the fruit in an
unripe ftate, Raynal fays, we draw annually from this neigh-
borhood fifteen hundred thoufand pounds weight.

The interior of the Malabar coztt is filled with forefts of Great Trees
trees, many of which are of majeftic fizes, and what the author BAR CoAS^A~
ftyles vq/la magnitudinis. I have formed a collection of the
fpecies, moft of which Linnaus was unable to afcertain. In thofe
cafes I refer to our great Ray; and give the Malabamzmes,
with references to the Hortus. The trees" that are not to be
found in this catalogue, may be met with in that of the Cey-
lonefe. The name of Rheede prefixed, will evince them to be
common to both countries.

Katon Maragam Rheede Mateb. p.iv. tab. 13, Raiibiji. ii. 1463

Idon Moulli— - - - - - Raiihijl.u. 1482

Kara Nagolam —iv. tab. 18. - - - - - I483

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