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various species of ficus, the oil made from the seeds of 

 Schleichera trijuga, fyc. The seeds of the wild jack are also 

 roasted and eaten by aboriginal tribes, containing a large 

 percentage of farinaceous matter, as, they do, they are con- 

 sidered very wholesome. 



Artocarpus hirsuta. The lynee or Angelly, a magnificent 

 tree found throughout the district; produces an abundance 

 of milky sap, which dries into a dark-coloured mass. The 

 seeds are eaten. 



Bassia latifolia. Common in the Palghat Taluq, yields 

 an abundance of milky sap of no particular value. The 

 seeds and flowers are valuable. The former for the large 

 percentage of excellent oil it contains, and the latter for 

 the manufacture of arrack. 



Bauhinias Sp. All the Bauhinias yield gum none of 

 which is ever collected in the district. 



Bombax Malabaricum. A very common tree everywhere, 

 yields the dark, dirty-coloured gum like Tragacanth of little 

 value. The natives use it medicinally. 



Butea frondosa. Common everywhere, from the sea-level 

 to 2,500 feet (Wynaad) yields a lovely clear astringent gum, 

 very like gum Kino, might be used for tanning leather and 

 staining wood. It is used medicinally by the natives ; but 

 is not collected in any quantity. 



Callophyllum Augustifolium. A handsome evergreen 

 tree, abundant in the Ghat forests, produces a clear greenish 

 resin, which never hardens. It is not collected. 



Calatropis gigantea. Common in the Palghat Taluq ; 

 yields a poor description of gutta. The milky sap is valued 

 by the natives and used medicinally. The bark yields a 

 very strong and silky fibre used for fishing-lines. 



Canarium Strictum. A gigantic tree of the Western 

 Ghats. The Coorchias of Wynaad obtain the resin which 

 it produces in abundance, by lighting a fire at the base of 

 the tree on the side towards which it is inclined. When 

 the bark has been well charred, the resin begins to exude 



