Ipiitia.'] MINUS,-*;. 135 



polishes fairly. Skinner, No. 102, gives W = 40, P = 565. Wagatea spicata, Dalz. ; 

 Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 201, is a climbing shrub of the Western Ghats. Amhcrstia nobiliy, 

 Wall. ; Hook. Fl.'Ind.ii. 272; Kurzi. 411. Vern. ThawTca, soka, Burrn., perhaps the 

 most beautiful flowering tree in the world, was discovered by Mr. Crawford and 

 Dr. Wallich at Kogun in the Sal ween Valley ; it is now cultivated in gardens round 

 Calcutta and elsewhere, and is usually propagated by layers. JIumboldtia contain* 

 three or four small trees of South India: //. i'it(j/i;ia, Beddome t. 183, is a handsome 

 tree of the Travancore Ghats, said to yield a haul durable timber; H. Brunonis, Wall., 

 is found in the forests of Coorg and South Kanara, and 11. Vahliana, Wight, on the 

 Nilgiris. 



Altogether, there is scarcely any class of trees with such a variety of species 

 with handsome flowers and generally, at the same time, valuable wood as the sub-order 

 t'a'salpinieie. Besides the Indian genera there are numerous others of value such as 

 tho Logwood Jltematoxylon Campechlanum, Linn., (No. 2966,) of Central America and 

 the West Indies; the Copaiba Balsam Tree, Copaifera ojficinalis, and the Carob Tree, 

 Ceratonia tiiliyita, Linn., now almost naturalised in the Salt Range and other parts of 

 the Punjab. 



13. (LESALPINIA, Linn. 



Contains 10 shrubs, chiefly climbing and prickly, C. Bonducella, Roxb. Fl. 

 Ind. ii. 357 ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 254. Brandis 156 ; Gamble 30. The Fever Nut. 

 Vern. Katkaranj, Hind. ; Nata, Beng. ; Gajkai, Kan., is a common very prickly 

 climbing shrub of India, often used for hedges. Its seeds are used in medicine, and 

 contain an oil ; they are tonic and antiperiodic. C. sepiaria, Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 360 ; 

 Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 256 ; Brandis 156 ; Kurz i. 406. The Mysore Thorn. Vern. Urn, 

 iiri, arlu, relic, kando, aila, Hind. ; Chillar, Mar.; Hotsig6, Kan., is a large prickly 

 climber used for hedges. C. pulcherrima, Sw. Vern. Krishna-chura, Beng., is a hand- 

 some shrub cultivated in gardens in most parts of India, C. crista, " Redwood " or 

 " Hresillet," (No. 2963) comes from the West Indies; C. echinata, "Brazil Wood" or 

 " Pernainbuco Wood," (No. 2964) from South America, and C. Iraziliensis, " Brazil- 

 etto," from the West Indies and Brazil. C. Coriaria, Willd., is the American 

 Sumach or Divi-divi. Weight, 56 Ibs. ; P = 724 (Skinner No. 32). 



1. C. Sappan, Linn. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 255 ; Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 357 ; 

 Beddome xc. ; Brandis 156; Kurz i. 405. Vern. Bakam, Hind., Guz., 

 Beng.; Patunga, Tarn.; Bakamn, bakapu, Tel.; Bokmo, Uriya; Pattang, 

 Mar.; Patanga, Kan.; Teing nyet, Burm. 



A small thorny tree. Sapwood white, heartwood red. Pores isolated, 

 enclosed in narrow rings. Medullary rays fine ; the distance between the 

 rays equal to, or somewhat larger than, the transverse diameter of the 

 pores. 



South India, Bengal and Burma. 



Weight, according to Skinner No. 33, 60 Ibs. per cubic foot ; Wallich gives 61 Ibs. 

 Skinner gives P = 1540 ! The wood takes a fine polish and does not warp or crack ; 

 it yields a valuable dye, which is largely exported. It has been grown in plantations at 

 Nilainbur and in the Central Provinces. 



11)8. 



C 3136. Moharli, Central Provinces (cultivated) (sap wood) . .52 



14. ACROCARPUS, Wight. 



A genus placed by Baker in Flora Indica, Vol. ii., under Mimosca* ; but by 

 Bentham and Hooker in the Genera Plantarum as here described. 



1. A. fraxinifolius, Wight; Hook. Fl. Ind. ii. 292; Beddome t. 44; 

 Brandis 158; Kurz i. 410; Gamble 30. Vern. Mandauia, Nep. ; 

 Madlinff, Lepcha ; Mallay kone, Tiunevelly ; Killngi, Burghers ; Uantige, 

 bdanjl, havuliyc, Kan. 



