Car <lla.] BORAGINE^:. 271 



E 2394. Bamunpokri, Darjecling Terai 



E 714. Chittagong 23 



B 2543. Burma (1862) .86 



No. 42. Salem Collection (marked Spondias mangifera) . . .32 



2. C. Macleodii, Hook. f. and Th. ; Brandis 337. \em.Dhenffan, 

 dJidman, dhdian, dewan, da/ii, dahipalds, dihgan, Hind.; Dhaiwau, 

 Sattara; Daiwas, d/iaim, bhoti, Mar.; Bot, Gondi ; Lauri kassamdr, 

 Kurku ; Gadru, Ajmcre. 



A middling-sized deciduous tree, with thick, grey, soft, corky bark. 

 Heartwood light brown, beautifully mottled with darker veins, even- 

 grained, very hard, strong, tough and elastic, seasons well and works 

 easily. Pores small, in irregular concentric belts of white tissue, often 

 joined by white lines without pores. Medullary rays white, fine and 

 moderately broad, prominent. 



Central and South India, Dekkan. 



Weight, 40 to 50 Ibs. (Brandis) ; our specimens give 49 to 53, average 51 Ibs. 

 The wood is used for furniture, picture frames and other ornamental work ; also for 

 fishing-rods, which are said to be excellent. It deserves to be better known and more 



in use. 



Ibs. 



P 3219. Nagpahar, Ajmere 



C 180. Mandla, Central Provinces (1870) 53 



C 2985. Jubbulpore (1863) 50 



C 831. Bairagarh Eeserve, Berar 49 



3. C. vestita, Hook. f. and Th. ; Br^ndis 338. Gynaion vestitum, 

 A. DC. Vern. Kumbi, karuk, Pb. ; Kum paimdn, pin, indak, chinta, 

 ajdnta, bairula, berula, Hind. 



A small deciduous tree. Bark J inch thick, dark grey, exfoliating 

 when old in large woody scales. The wood has the same structure and 

 appearance as that of C. Macleodii, except that the concentric lines are 

 occasionally interrupted. 



Sub-Himalayan tract, from the Jhelum to the Sarda Eiver, Oudh. 

 Weight, 52 to 53 Ibs. per cubic foot. Wood strong, used for wheel and well work. 

 The fruit is eaten, it is preferred to that of C. Myxa. 



Ibs. 



O 231. Garhwal (1868) 52 



O 2998. (1874) 53 



O 3232. Dehra Dun 



4. C. fragrantissima, Kurz ii. 207. Vern. Toungkalamet, Burm. 



A deciduous tree. Wood moderately hard, reddish brown with 

 darker streaks, beautifully mottled, has a fragrant scent. Pores small, in 

 roundish patches, which are joined by fine, concentric lines. Medullary 

 rays short, moderately broad, distinctly marked on a vertical section. 



Burma, chiefly in the hills of Martaban and Tenasserim. 



Weight, 48 to 51 Ibs. per cubic foot. It is a beautiful wood and should be better 

 known. It has a handsome grain, and its fresh, fragrant odour makes it very pleasant 

 to use. Pieces sent to London for sale in 1878 realized 4-10 per ton. 



Ibs. 



B 285. Burma (1867) 48 



B 1428. Tharrawaddy, Burma 51 



5. C. Rothii, Rom. and Schultes ; Brandis 338. C. angustifolia, 

 Hoxb. Fl. Ind. i. 595. Vern. Gondi, gondni, gundi. Hind. ; Liar, lidi, 

 Sind ; Narvilli, Tarn. 



