256 OLEACEJE. [Schrelera. 



Medullary rays fine, numerous, uniform and at equal distances, con- 

 spicuous on a radial section as narrow plates. 



Kuinaun, Burma, Central and South India. 



Weight, 56 Ibs. per cubic foot ; Brandis says 50 Ibs. The wood is durable,- works 

 freely and does not warp or split. It is used for combs, weavers' beams and turning. 



Ibs. 

 C 829. Bairagarh Keserve, Berar . . . .59 



C 2772. Melghat, Berar .... . .... 



C 193. Manila, Central Provinces (1870) . - . .51 



C 1108. Ahiri Reserve, Central Provinces . . .... 



C 1410. Moharli . . . ... 



B 1413. Burma 59 



B 3149. (1862) 54 



3. SYRINGA, Linn. 



Contains 2 species. 8. persica, Linn. ; Brandis 306. Vern. Hiasmin, Kashmir, is 

 a glabrous shrub found wild by Dr. Stewart at 8,000 feet on the Suliman Range and 

 cultivated in the Punjab and Kashmir. 8. vulgaris, Linn., is the " Lilac" so much prized 

 in European gardens and occasionally cultivated in the Himalaya. 



1. S. Emodi, Wall. ; Brandis 306. Vern. Ban phunt, ban dalMr, 

 banchir, razli,juari, rangkrun, Jcehimu, lolti, leila, shafri, shapri, duden, 

 chilanghati, Pb. ; Ghia, Kumaun. 



A large shrub with grey bark, -^ inch thick. Wood smooth, hard, 

 with a small, dark-coloured heartwood. Annual rings well marked by 

 a narrow porous belt. Pores small in the spring wood, extremely small 

 and arranged in irregular groups in the autumn wood. Medullary rays 

 fine, numerous. 



Safed-koh, North-West Himalaya from the Indus to the Sarda, ascending to 

 11,000 feet. 



Growth slow, 20 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 59 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



H 2911. Nagkanda, Simla, 8,000 feet 



H 3023. 9,000 , 59 



4. FRAXINUS, Tournef. 



Contains 3 Indian species found in the North-West Himalaya. F. excelsior, 

 Linn. ; Brandis 303. Vern. Sum, kum, Pb. The Ash, is found in the valleys of the 

 Jhelum, Chenab and Kavi between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. F. Mooreroftiana, Wall. ; 

 Brandis 304. Vern. Shang, Afg. ; Hanuz, nuch, sliilli, chuj, siju,chum, t/tiim, sandal, 

 shangal, butru, Pb. ; Auqa, gaha, North-Western Provinces, is a large shrub or small 

 tree of Afghanistan, the Trans-Indus and the North-West Himalaya from the Jlielum 

 to Kumaun. It is often gregarious, has a slow growth (20 rings per inch of radius) 

 and a light-brown, heavy, hard, close-grained wood which is used for tool handles and 

 makes good fuel. 



Wood moderately hard, white in some species; with a brown heart- 

 wood. Pores large and numerous in the spring wood; small, scanty -md 

 often arranged in groups in the autumn wood. Medullary ravs lino, 

 uniform, equidistant. In F.jloribunda, excelsior, and other species the 

 wood consists of alternate layers of soft porous spring wood, and hard, 

 compact, autumn wood. 



1. F. floribunda, Wall.; Brandis 302. Vern. Banarisfi, Afg. ; Sinn, 

 sunnu, shun, hum, hamu, tunn-if, Pb. ; Angan, <w<ju y ila/d'i'.ri, North- 

 Western Provinces ; Kangn, tahdsi, Nep. 



