Filjitrnum.~\ CAi'un OI.IAC K.L. 215 



A large shrub or small tree. Bark grey brown, rather corky. Wood 

 similar to that of V. cotinifolium', but the pores larger aiid the medullary 

 rays slightly broader. 



Himalaya from the Sutlej to Bhutan at 4,000 to 8,000 feet, Khasia Hills, Nil- 

 giris and Ceylon. 



Weight, 50 Ibs. per cubic foot. The Nepalese are said to extract from the seeds 

 an oil which they use for food and for burning. 



Ibs. 



H 2835. The Glen, Simla, 6,000 feet 50 



4. V. erubescens, Wall.; Beddome cxxiv. ; Brandis 258 ; Gamble 

 46. Vern. Ganne, Nep. ; Kancha, Lepcha ; Damshing, Bbutia. 



A small tree, with thin gi'ey bark. Wood very hard, reddish, close 

 and even-grained. Pores very small. Medullary rays undulating, fine 

 and very fine, very numerous. No medullary patches. ' 



Himalaya from Kumaun to Bhutan, between 5,000 and 11,000 feet; Nilgiris 

 and Ceylon. 



Weight, 59 Ibs. per cubic foot. The wood might do as a substitute for boxwood and 

 for carving. Used for house-posts in Sikkim. It grows well and quickly from 

 cuttings. 



Ibs. 

 E 2384. Rangbul, Darjeeling, 7,000 feet 59 



5. V. lutescens, Bl. ; Kurz ii. 2; Gamble 46. 



A large shrub. Bark greyish brown, thin. Wood reddish, soft. 

 Pores moderate-sized, very numerous. Medullary rays fine, very numer- 

 ous. Annual rings not visible. 



Terai and Lower Hills of Sikkim, Assam, Khasia Hills, in clamp evergreen 

 forests. 



E 3273. Muraghat Reserve, W. Duars. 



6. V. fcetens, Decaisne ; Brand is 259. Vern. Giich, ukln, ktinrfi, 

 Jhelum; Kilmich, guch, twillim, Imldra, jamdra, Kashmir; Tilhavj, 

 pulmu, tildts, turn, Cheuab ; Talhang, tandei, tundhe, tundni zendiii, 



Kavi; Talhang, t/ielain, tselain, tkilkain, Sutlej; Guya^ Kumaun. 



A large shrub with grey bark. Wood white, hard to very bard, 

 close-grained. Wood similar in appearance and structure to that of 

 V. cotinifolium. 



North- West Himalaya, from 5,000 to 11,000 feet. 

 Weight, 53 Ibs. per cubic foot. Fruit eaten. 



Ibs 



H 53. Nagkanda, Simla, 8,000 feet 53 



H 2886. 



H 3015, Matiyana 



E 975. Chumbi Valley, Tibet, 10,000 feet . . . . . ... 



8. ABELIA, Brown, 



1. A. triflora, R. Brown; Brandis 257. Vern. Ath-i, paklawar, Trans- 

 Indus ; Chela biita, Jhelum ; Ban lakharu, salanker, Chenab ; Dal&ng, 

 kufsdi, Ravi ; Zbang, matzbany, jpeni, Sutlej ; Mwiri, gogatti, kumki y 

 Kumaun, 



