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to much tlu' same colour a^ teak a woo'i ii resembles very much, and it is aboin 

 hard, but much lioavier. From the six specimen trees sent us, we imagine that it does 

 not grow to any great si/e. The largest sent to us measured 10 feet long X 1 ! 

 7 inches X 1 foot 6 inches. We; consider it suitable f'>r all kinds of furniture. We 

 manui'actuivd it into a suite of morning-room furniture, which was exhibited at the 

 Paris Exhibition, and which stood the test of a very hot summer in a most satisfactory 

 manner." 



It seasons well, works well and takes a very fine polish. It gives a kind of gum 

 " kino." Home's valuation surveys in the Andamans gave an average of 7 mature tree.s 

 per acre, which shews what a large quantity of the wood might be made available for 

 export. 



n. 



B 584. Martaban 60 



B 2524, Pegu (1862) . . (50 



B 2708. Tavoy (Wallich, 1828) <V 



B 2716. ( ) 59 



B 526. Andaman Islands ........ 46 



B 2207. (1866) ]:'. 



B 2494. ,, (Home, 1874, No. 1) . .55 



2. P. santaliims, Linn. f. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 239; Roxb. Fl. Ind. 

 iii. 23-1.; Beddome t. 22; Brandis 153. The Red Sanders Tree. Veru. 

 Lai cAandatij rakta c hand an, seuapu chandanum, Tarn., Tel. ; Honne } 

 Kan. 



A small tree. Sapwood white ; heartwood purplish black, dark- 

 orange red when fresh cut, extremely hard, the shavings giving a blood- 

 red orange colour. Pores moderate-sized, often subdivided, scattered. 

 Medullary rays fine, numerous, equidistant, wavy. The pores are joined 

 by many fine, white, undulating, concentric lines at unequal distances. 



South India, chiefly in Cuddapah, North Arcot and the southern portion of the 

 Karnul district. 



Growth, Beddome mentions a tree 5 years old having 18 feet 5 inches in height and 

 i) inches in girth ; this would give 3 rings per inch of radius, which is fast, but the tree 

 was young and the annual growth of old trees is much slower. In Captain Campbell- 

 Walker's Report on the Cuddapah forests of March 1875, he mentions a tree having 

 grown in 14 months to a height of 4| feet and girth of 3 inches. 



Weight, according to Skinner, No. 112, 70 Ibs. ; our specimens give 76 to 77 Ibs. 

 Skinner gives P = 975. Beddome says it is used for building purposes and for 

 turning. It is exported from Madras in billets and root pieces as a dyewood, as it 

 Contains a red colouring principle, " santalin," which is soluble in alcohol and ether, but 

 not in water. Dissolved in alcohol, it dyes cloth a beautiful salmon-pink colour. It 

 is used in medicine by the natives as an astringent, but does not seem to have much 

 value. 



Regarding the method of planting the " Red Sanders " Tree, the following memo- 

 randum by Mr. Yardc was published at page 98 of the Report of the Forest Conference 

 Meeting in 1875 : 



" The seeds are gathered in May and sown in July, in small beds about eight feet 

 square, prepared adjacent to where water is to be had. They are thrust into the light 

 soil perpendicularly, or at an inclination, and about an inch deep (just sufficient !> 

 cover the winged seed). From 700 to 800 may be put into the nursery beds of the 

 above-mentioned dimensions, and watered every second evening by a watering-can. 

 Seeds soaked for a night in cold water germinate in 20 to 25 da3*s, while those, 

 unsoaked take from 30 to 35. After germination has taken place, the beds must 

 be moderately watered by a picotta or other means, with small communicating or 

 distribution channels made between the beds. During the first six months particular 

 care in watering is very necessary. Too much water proves equally destructive as none 

 at all. The condition of the soil where planted must be the best guide, as they seem 

 only to inhabit the country where the rainfall is small. 



"The leading shoot at six montl.s has a tendency to drop from the top weight of 

 leaves, and .should be supported with a forked stick, which is sufficient to straighten 

 the stem. The nursery must be kept free from weeds, and when the plants in the 



