Milling tonia.~] BIQNONIACE^. 275 



Weight, '12 ll>s, per cubic foot (Skinner, No. 27) ; P = 610. Our specimen gives 

 lolhs. (irowth last, 4 to 5 rings per inch of radius, u.s far as we can judge from our 

 3'oung specimen. 



11)8. 



O 3100. Saharanpur Gardens 40 



2. OROXYLUM, Vent. 



1. 0. indicum, Bth. ; Kurz ii, 237. Calosanthes indica, Bl. ; Brandis 

 347 ; Gamble 59. Bignonia indica, ftoxb. Fl. Ind. iii. 110; Beddomo 

 clxviii. Vorn. Muliti, mirianga, sori, tatpalang, td/.inonui//, Pb. ; Ullu, 

 arlu, kharkath, pharkath, sauna, assar sauna, stiyona, Hind.; Taltunua t 

 O.P. ; Tofilla, karamkanda, Nep. ; Kering, Garo; Cher pong t Mechi; 

 Sozong, Rajbanshi; Pomponia, Uriya; Pana, vanga, achi, Tarn.; 

 Pamania, pampana, dundillnm, dondlup, Tel. ; Uhatte, Gondi ; Telu t 

 Miir.; Totilla, Cin^b. ; Kyounyyabcng, Burm. ; Raladah, And. 



A small tree. Bark i inch thick, light-brownish grey, soft, yields a 

 green juice when cut. "Wood yellowish white, soft; no heartwood. Pores 

 moderate-sized, uniformly distributed. Annual rings marked by more 

 numerous pores. Medullary rays fine to moderately broad, prominent 

 on a radial section. 



Sub-Himalayan tract from the Jumna eastwards ascending to 3,500 feet, Bengal 

 Burma, Central and South India, Andamans. 



Growth last, 2,\ to 4 riu^s per inch of radius. Weight 30 Ibs. per cubic foot. The 

 hark and fruit are used in tanning and dyeing ; the seeds are used to line hats and, 

 between two layers of wickerworlc, to make umbrellas; they may be seen in Buddhist 

 iomplcs in Sikkini, hung up in strings or made into ornaments to suspend from the 

 roof. The tree is raxnaruible for its long, flat, sword-like capsule and large dull- 

 coloured (lowers. Mr. Manson says that the ground-up bark mixed with "hardi" is 

 used to cure sore backs in horses. 



Ibs. 



P 111. Sutlej Valley ...... i 



C 1179. Ahiri Reserve, ('(Mitral Provinces ..... 27 



E 5sj. Khookloong Forest, Darjeeling Terai \\'i 



E 2396. Bamunpokri, Darjeeling Forest . . . ... 31 



3. TECOMA, Juss. 



1. T. imdulata, G. Don ; Brandis 352. Blgnonia undidata, Roxb. 

 Fl. Ind. iii. 101. Vern. Reoddna, rebddn, Trans-Indus; Lahura, luar y 

 roir, ra/iira, Pb. ; Lohiiri, lo/tero, Sind ; Roira, Mhairwarra ; llakht reora, 

 Mar. 



An evergreen shrub or small tree. Bark inch thick, corky, reddish 

 brown. Heartwood greyish or yellowish brown, close-grained, mottled 

 with lighter streaks, takes a fine polish. Pores small and moderate- 

 sized, often subdivided, enclosed in small rounded patches, which are 

 frequently arranged in concentric lines. Medullary rays short, fine and 

 moderately broad, very prominent on a radial section as long, smooth 

 plates. 



Suliman and Salt Ranges, Punjab plains, Rajputana, Guzerat. 



Weight, 44 Ibs. per cuhic foot (Brandts) ; our specimen gives 61 Ibs. The wood is 

 tough, strong and durable, works and polishes well. It is highly pri/ed for furniture, 

 carving work and agricultural implements. The flowers are bright orange and very 

 handsome. 



KM, 

 P 943. Salt Range, Punjab 



