306 LAURACEJJ. [Cinnamomvm. 



Wood light red, very aromatic, beautifully mottled on a radial 

 section by the medullary rays, rough, hard. Pores moderate-sized, 

 often in radial lines. Medullary rays moderately broad, numerous. 



Assam Valley, Khasia Hills and Sylhet. 



Growth fast, 4 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 39 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Ibs. 

 E 798. Khasia Hills, 5,000 feet 39 



3. C. Tamala, Nees; Brandis 374; Gamble 63. C. albiflorum, 

 Nees; Wight Ic. t. 140. C. Cassia, Bl. ; Kurzii. 288. Laurus Cassia, 

 Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 297. Cassia Cinnamon. Vern. DdlcJiini, kirkiria; 

 kikra, sinkami, silkanti, Hind. ; Chota sinkoli, Nep. ; Nupsor, Lepcha ; 

 Dopatti, Ass. 



A moderate-sized evergreen tree. Bark thin, compact, brown, wrin- 

 kled, with an aromatic taste. Wood reddish grey, splits and warps, 

 moderately hard, close-grained, slightly scented. Annual rings distinctly 

 marked by a narrow belt of firmer wood on the outer edge with fewer 

 pores. Pores small to moderate-sized. Medullary rays fine, numerous, 

 equidistant. 



Himalaya, sparingly from the Indus to the Sutlej, common thence eastwards 



between 3,000 and 7,800 feet, Eastern Bengal, Khasia Hills and Burma. 



Growth moderate, the Darjeeling specimen shewing 6 rings, that from Jaunsar 



7, and the Hazara one 10 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 39 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



The wood is not '.used. The bark is largely collected and sold under the name of Taj. 



The leaves are also much sold under the names Tezpat, tajpat. 



Iba. 



H 937. Hazara, 4,000 feet 40 



H 3162. Dungagalli, Hazara, 4,000 feet 



H 427. Bagiyar Forest, Jaunsar, 4,000 feet 35 



E 575. Sukna Forest, Darjeeling Terai 42 



4. C. glanduliferum, Meissn.; Brandis 376; Gamble 64. The 

 Nepal Camphor Wood. Vern. Halligiri, marisg'iri > Nep. ; Rohu, Lepcha ; 

 Gunserai, Mechi, Ass. ; Gundroi, Cachar. 



A large tree. Bark 1 to 2 inches thick, dark grey, uneven, outside 

 corky, highly scented. Wood rough, pale brown, highly scented with a 

 strong smell of camphor when fresh cut, has a certain lustre. The 

 wood distantly resembles that of an Albizzia on a vertical section, but 

 is rougher; it is soft to moderately hard, even-grained. Annual rings 

 marked by a distinct line. Pores between moderate-sized and large, 

 uniformly distributed, often oval and subdivided and filled with a 

 glittering resinous substance. Medullary rays short, numerous, uni- 

 formly distributed, fine or moderately broad, the distance between 

 the rays generally less than the transverse diameter of the pores. Pores 

 distinctly marked on a vertical section. 



South Himalaya from Kumaun eastwards, Assam, Khasia Hills and Sylhet. 



Growth fast, 2 to 3 rings per inch of radius. Weight, 38*5 Ibs. per cubic foot. 

 Wood durable, easily worked, is not touched by insects. It is used in Assam for 

 canoes and boat-building ; in Sikkiin for boxes, almirahs and other articles, also for 

 planking. It is being tried for sleepers. 



Ibs. 



E 670. Dulka Jhar, Darjeeling Terai 38 



E 2413. Tista Valley, Darjeeling 37 



E tf28. Eastern Duars, Assam 39 



E 639. Kainrup, Assam 34 



E 2304. 40 



E 2187. Nowgong, 41 



