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The specimens of wood received by Mr. Gamble were actually 
obtained by Mr. Manson's assistant, Mr. W. A. Hearsey, 
Divisional Forest Officer of Tavoy, whose report * is as follows :— 
“The Kalamet tree is found growing on small ridges and spurs 
running chiefly east and west from the main range of hills 
called Mawdoung, running north and south. It is found in 
evergreen forests associated with Laurinea, Murraya, Premna, 
aud some shrubs belonging to Oleacee, unfortunately all without 
flower or seed at this time of year. I measured a tree 5 ft. 6 in. 
in girth, but one of the guides tells me that they attain a girth 
of 7 ft. No green trees are ever cut down by Kalamet collectors, 
as the wood in a green state has a pungent and disagreeable 
odour and only smells fragrant after it has been lying in the 
forest for years. Notwithstanding the large quantities extracted 
annually, the supply of dead wood from windfalls is inexhaustible 
in these forests. I have brought specimens of dry and green 
wood, as well as leaves, there being no fruit or flowers at this 
time of the year. Another reason is that the people are afraid 
to cut the tree on account of Nats t, and I had some trouble to 
get the Siamese to cut them down." 
A second visit to the Kalamet forests in December 1901 only 
yielded leaf-specimens, and it was not till August 1902 that the 
fruiting specimens sent to Calcutta in July 1903 were collected 
by Mr. Hearsey. In writing at this time to Sir D. Brandis and 
to Mr. Gamble, Mr. Manson said :—“ I conjecture that there 
are at least two species of Kalamet, one with a dark-brown wood 
aud the other of a pale golden brown, both deliciously scented. 
A specimen of the latter was received by me from Tavoy iu 
September 1899. It was obtained by Mr. W. A. Hearsey from 
a lot which was sold in Rangoon for R 2/4 per viss (about 
12 annas [one shilling] per 1b.). Shortly afterwards, owing to 
the arrival of a large shipment from Delhi in the Straits Settle- 
ments f, the price went down to 12 annas per viss (about four 
annas [fourpence] per lb.) A piece of this was forwarded by 
me to Mr. Gamble in August 1900, and is one of the specimens 
B 4920, 4921 (probably the latter) mentioned by him on p. 588 
of the second edition of the ‘Manual of Indian Timbers? A 
* Diary of Divisional Forest Officer, S. Tenasserim Division, for week ending 
16th March, 1901. 
t Demons. 
1 Possibly Deli in Sumatra. 
