Pride of India

A soap is made from the berries of the Pride of India, which is called "Poor man's soap."

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

I would not even wish the straggling Pride of India, and over - abundant lantana, away from this fairest of the island Edens.

The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867

The berries of the Pride of India (Melia) also yield an oil when dried and boiled.

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

The Pride of India is light and durable, and susceptible of polish, with a pretty grain under varnish, adapting it to purposes of the manufacturer.

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

A solution or decoction made with the berries of the Pride of India (to a half bushel of the berries put into a barrel add fifteen gallons of water, and let them soak one or two days), and sprinkled with a water-pot over the plants, will, in most cases, prevent the depredation of the black grub or cutworm.

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

The leaves and berries of the Pride of India, packed with dried fruits, will preserve them from insects.

Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and Agricultural. Being also a Medical Botany of the Confederate States; with Practical Information on the Useful Properties of the Trees, Plants, and Shrubs 1863

At this season it comes laden with the fragrance of the flowers of the Pride of India, and sometimes of the orange-tree, and sometimes brings the scent of roses, now in full bloom.

Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America William Cullen Bryant 1836

Savannah is beautifully laid out; its broad streets are thickly planted with the Pride of India, and its frequent open squares shaded with trees of various kinds.

Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and America William Cullen Bryant 1836