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te successful germination. It is most probable also that a fire may 
o some good in the case of hirda, as it has been said to do in the 
case of teak. 
greater must be the amount of harm done since the gall or galls, to 
remain in a healthy condition, must undoubtedly assimilate a certain 
quantity of the nourishment during its passage up the main food 
channel of the inflorescence. Further, the terminally situated 
flowers (or fruit) must suffer most, and may, because of this epri- 
vation of nutriment, die eventually, the degree of deprivation 
depending on the size and number of the galls. Species of Rodentia, 
such as the squirrel and rat, devour the fruit voraciously in 
plantations, 
“The wood is considered useful by villagers for carts and 
agricultural implements, but this will always remain a secondary 
consideration in comparison with the fruit. 
“In felling operations 7. Chebula is, of course, reserved, and it 
would be advantageous to prescribe a sylvicultural rule to the effect 
that the crown should be given fuli freedom to spread in all 
directions. Being thus favoured, more light would result in an 
increase of foliage and the quantity of fruit would also corre- 
spondingly increase. i : 
“A tree yielding annually such valuable produce is certainly 
good capital. The majority of timber-producing species reach the 
age of exploitability when about from 90 to 120 years old ; there is 
no reason to doubt that 7. Chebula does attain such an age, 
and indeed continue beyond it, regularly producing from about its 
fifteenth year a steady interest in the form of fruit.” 
To Messrs. Dalton & Young, Fenchurch Street, London, F.C., 
we are indebted tor the following particulars of the commercial 
varieties of myrobalans distinguished in the English market 
together with the present value per cwt. C.I.F., United Kingdom 
ports. 
From Bombay. 
Picked. Nos, 1. of a. 
Su ee * Kia s. d. 
Bhimlies ... me's 1“ 6 6 4 104 on 
Jubbulpore es 6.3 5 i 4 103 — 
Rajapore ee 6 0 5 a 4 : — 
Vingorlas ... oa — 5 3 £46. 
From Caleutta, 
i 4 6 
Central Indian — 5 9 5 0 
Calcutta eee ere reprise 5 6 4 9 4 0 
From Madras. 
4 10 _ _ 
Fair Coast ve aad 
