130 ESSAYS ON THE BEST METHOD OF PLANTING 



Odina Wodier yields a fair bast. 



Pandanus odoratissima. The leaves are used largely on 

 the Coast, in the manufacture of mats. They might be 

 turned iuto paper stock, as well as the fibrous stems. A 

 species of Pandanus which is found in the Cardamom 

 forests, and which is stemless is also used for the same 

 purposes. 



Polyalthia Coffeoides. The bark of this tree yields a good 

 fibre, which is occasionally used for elephant drag ropes. 



Sponia orientalis. The bark of this tree yields a fibre. 



Sterculia guttata. The bark of this species yields an 

 excellent fibre, much valued by the natives. 



Sterculia urens yields a fair fibre. 



Sterculia Villosa. This is known as " Anay Vaccay Nar" 

 and is almost exclusively used in the manufacture of ele- 

 phant drag ropes. 



Yucca gloriosa grows well in the Wynaad ; the leaves 

 yield a very tough fibre. 



CHAPTER XV. 

 FUEL PLANTATIONS. 



Prize Essay* 



IN the Madras Presidency we have various climates and 

 soils, and different degrees of rainfall. It stands to reason 

 that a tree which would succeed admirably on the sandy 

 littoral of the East Coast, would be an utter failure on the 

 Nilgiris. We have, therefore, to take into consideration 

 several points before starting an undertaking of this nature. 



In the first place we must obtain our land in the imme- 

 diate neighbourhood of the market in which we propose to 

 sell our wood, or otherwise the cost of transporting tho fuel 

 would infallibly eat up the profits. A plentiful supply of 



* By Rhodes Morgan, Esq., F.Z.S., Deputy Conservator of Forests. 



