Pis/ada.] ANACAIIUIACEJJ. 107 



Ibs. 



H 6. Julung, Simla, 4,000 feet . 



H 11. Komharscn, Simla, 6,000 feet 



H 160. Hazara, Punjab (1866) 



H 926. Hazara, Punjab 



H 898. Murree, Punjab, 7,000 feet 



H 227. Garhwal (1868) 



H 2930. Simla, 6,000 feet 



50 

 52 

 46 

 56 

 60 

 63 



3. MANGIFERA, Linn. 



Besides the 3 species here described: M. longipes, Griff. ; Kurz i. 303. Vern. 

 T7iayet-thee-nee, Burin., is an evergreen tree of the swamp forests of Burma ; and 

 M.fcetida, Lour. Vern. Lamote, Burm., a large tree cultivated in Southern Tenas- 

 serirn for its fruit. 



No heartwood. Wood soft, somewhat spongy. Pores large, promi- 

 nent on a vertical section. Medullary rays fine, generally closely packed. 

 Numerous, fine, wavy, concentric lines. 



1. M. indica, Linn.; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 13; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 641; 

 Beddome t. 162; Brandis 125; Kurz i. 304; Gamble 24. The Mango 

 Tree. Vern. Am, Hind. ; Ghari am, Ass. ; Jegac/iu, Garo ; Marka, Gondi ; 

 Ambe, Kurku; Amba, Mar.; Mad, mangas, Tarn. ; Mamadi, mamul, Tel. ; 

 Mavena, mdvu, Kan.; Maca, Mai.; Thayet, Burm. 



A large evergreen tree. Bark thick, dark grey, nearly black, rough 

 with numerous small fissures and exfoliating scales. Wood grey, coarse- 

 grained, soft. Pores scanty, moderate-sized and large, distinctly marked 

 on a longitudinal section. Medullary rays fine, wavy, closely packed. 



Wild on the Western Gliats, cultivated all over India. 



Weight, 41 Ibs. per cubic foot (our specimens); 37 (Puckle) ; 42 (Skinner, No. 90) ; 

 44 (Cunningham); 41 (Baker) : the average giving about 41 Ibs. 



Puckle's three Mysore experiments with bars 2' X 1" X 1" gave P = 587 ; 

 Cunningham's two experiments with similar bars gave P = 650 ; Skinner's P = 632 ; 

 and Baker's with bars 6' X 2" X 2" ; P = 471. The wood is used for planking, doors and 

 window frames, in Calcutta for packing cases, and in Behar for indigo boxes ; canoes 

 and Masula boats are made of it. The tree is, however, chiefly grown for the sake of 

 its fruit ; its bark gives a gum, and its seed contains gallic acid, is used in medicine 

 and is sometimes eaten. It is generally propagated by layers and grafts ; plants raised 

 from seed will sometimes produce good fruit, but there is no dependence to be placed 

 on the quality of the fruit of such trees. The seeds do not retain their vitality long, 

 but germinate well if sown when quite fresh. 



Iba. 



E 637. Goalpara, Assam 48 



B 2302. Assam 38 



E 3131. Calcutta 41 



E 1957. Chittagong 39 



D 2053. Mysore 39 



2. M. caloneura, Kurz i. 305; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 14. Vern. 1'au- 

 thayet, Burm. 



An evergreen tree. Wood light brown, moderately hard. Pores 

 large, scanty, prominent on a vertical section. Medullary rays fine, 

 very numerous. Fine, wavy, concentric lines. 



Burma. 



Weight, 35 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Ibs 



B 294. Burma (1867) 38 



B 2519. (1862) 32 



