100 SAPINDACE2E. [ Acer. 



6. A. Caesium, Wall.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 695; Brandis 111. Vern. 

 Trekhan, tarkhana, tilpattar, mandar, kawri, kalindra, salima, kanzal, Pb. ; 

 Kanshin, Tibet; Jerimu, shumanjra, Simla; Kilu, Kumaun. 



A large deciduous tree. Bark grey, exfoliating in long vertical 

 strips. Wood white, close-grained, less mottled than that of A. caudatum, 

 soft to moderately hard; annual rings distinct. Pores small, numerous, 

 uniform, between the fine, very numerous medullary rays. 



North -West Himalaya from the Indus to Nepal, between 7,000 and 11,000 feet. 

 Growth slow, 9 to 31 rings per inch of radius, giving an average of 18. Weight, 

 40 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood scarcely used ; drinking cups are sometimes made of it 



by the Tibetans. 



Ibs. 



H 33. Matiyana, Simla, 7,000 feet 40 



H 915. Hazara, Punjab, 7,000 41 



g JJ2^-] Nagkanda, Simla, 9,000 . 



H 431. Deoban, Jaunsar, 8,000 40 



7. A. villosum, Wall. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 695 ; Brandis 111. Vern. 

 Karendera, Simla. 



A large deciduous tree, with thin grey bark. Wood white, moder- 

 ately hard, close-grained, beautifully mottled and shining, annual rings 

 distinct. Pores scanty, small, uniform, uniformly distributed. Medul- 

 lary rays short, fine and moderately broad. 



North-West Himalaya from the Jhelum to Nepal, between 7,000 and 9,000 feet. 

 Growth slow, 16 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 38 Ibs. per .cubic foot. Wood 



not used. Leaves lopped for fodder. 



Ibs. 



H 62. Nagkanda, Simla, 8,000 feet 38 



H 3006. ) 



H 2899. ) " 



H 167. Kangra(1866) 



8. A. caudatum, Wall.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 695; Brandis 112; 

 Gamble 22. Vern. Kanzla, kandaru, kanjara, Simla; KJiansing, kabashi, 

 Nep. ; Yalishin, Bhutia. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree, with dark-grey bark. Wood white, 

 with a faint pink tinge, shiny, compact, moderately hard, sometimes 

 with small masses of heartwood near the centre. Annual rings distinct. 

 Pores small, uniform and uniformly distributed. Medullary rays 

 moderately broad, short, giving on a radial section a beautifully mottled 

 appearance. 



Himalaya, from the Chenab to Bhutan between 7,000 to 11,000 feet. 

 Growth slow, 26 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 43 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Ibs. 



H 27. Matiyana, Simla, 7,000 feet 45 



H 41. Mahasu, 8,000 44 



H 74. Kalashi, 6,000 41 



H 3007. Nagkanda, 9,000 



9. A. Campbellii, Hook. f. and Th.; Hook. FL Ind. i. 696; 

 Gamble 23. Vern. Kalashi, Nep.; Daom,yatli, Lepcha. 



A large deciduous tree, with smooth grey baric. Wood greyish 

 white, moderately hard, shining, close-grained. Annual rings marked 

 by a thin line. Pores small, uniformly distributed. Medullary rays 

 numerous, fine and moderately broad, 



