Acer, ] SALMXDA- 101 



Sikkim Himalaya, above 7,000 feet. 



Growth moderate, 8 to 15 rings per inch of radius, but rather faster when young. 

 Weight, 38 Ibs. per cubic foot. The chief Maple of the North-East Himalaya. The 

 wood is extensively used lor planking and for tea boxes. It reproduces freely either by 

 seed or by coppice, and plays an important part in the regeneration of the hill forests. 



Ibs. 

 E 436. Eangbiil, Darjeeling, 7,000 feet ...... 37 



E 2337. , ....... 40 



E 686. Sepoydura, Darjeeling, 5,500 feet ..... 37 



10. A. pictum, Thunb. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 696; Brandis 



Vern. Kilpaltar, Irekhan, tarkkana, kakrn, knnzal, kanjar, jerimit, laur, 

 Pb. ; Kanckeli, N.- W. P. ; Dhadonjra, Simla. 



A moderate-sized tree, with thin grey bark. Wood white, soft to 

 moderately hard, close-grained. Pores very small. Medullary rays fine 

 and very fine. 



Outer and Middle Himalaya from the Indus to Assam, between 4,000 and 9,000 

 feet. 



Growth moderate, 12 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 41 Ibs. per cubic foot. The 

 commonest Maple of the North- West Himalaya. The wood is used for construction, 

 ploughs, bedsteads, and poles to carry loads. Tibetan drinking cups are made of the 

 knotty excrescences. The branches are lopped for fodder. 



Ibs. 



H 931. Hazara, Punjab, 8,000 feet ...... 41 



H 3008. Nagkanda, Simla, 9,000 ...... 43 



H 432. Deoban, Jaunsar, 7,000 ...... 38 



8. DODON^EA, Linn. 



1. D. viscosa, Linn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 697; Beddome Ixxv. ; 

 Brandis 113; Kurz i. 287; Gamble 23. D. dioica, Roxb. and D. angus- 

 tifolia, Linn, f . ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 256. Vern. Sanatta, mendru, 

 ban mendu, Pb. ; Banderu, C. P. ; Bandurgi, bandrike, Kan. 



An evergreen shrub, with thin grey bark exfoliating in long thin 

 strips. Sapwood white ; heartwood extremely hard and close-grained, 

 dark brown, with an irregular outline ; annual rings (?) distinctly marked 

 by fine white lines. Pores very small, in short radial lines. Medullary 

 rays fine, white, very numerous. 



North- West Himalaya from the plains up to 4,500 feet, Punjab, Sindh, South 

 India ascending to 8,000 feet and attaining here the size of a small tree, Burma, 

 planted throughout India for hedges. 



Growth slow, 11 to 12 rings per inch of radius. The wood is used for engraving, 

 turning, tool-handles and walking-sticks, and the branches to support the earth of 

 flat roofs. It is likely to be important in re-clothing denuded tracts like the Siwalik 

 Hill of Hoshiarpur. 



P 894. Salt Range, Punjab. 



9. STAPHYLEA, Linn. 



1. S. Emodi, Wall.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 698; Brandis 114. Vern. 

 MarcAob (Serpent Stick), Afg. ; Nagdaun, chitra, chual, ban-bakkru } ban- 

 s/lag ali, guldar, kdghania, Hind. 



A large shrub or small tree. Bark grey, with darker longitudinal, 

 anastomosing streaks. Wood soft, grey. Pores very small between the 

 fine, closely packed, medullary rays. 



