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Aesculus assamicus . (Aesculaceae . ) 39102. Seeds from 

 Darjeeling, India. "A moderate-sized deciduous tree, found 

 in northern Bengal, in the Khasia Hills, Assam, and Burma, 

 ascending to 4000 feet. The leaflets are 5-7, shortly 

 petioled. Panicles narrowly lanceolate, nearly equalling 

 the leaves, lower pedicels longer. Petals white and yel- 

 low. The wood is white, soft and close-grained but very 

 rarely used. It weighs about 36 Ibs. per cubic foot." 



Mbizzia marginata. (Mimoscaeae . ) 39104. Seeds from 

 Darjeeling, India. "A large, deciduous, fast growing 

 tree, met with in the sub-alpine tract from the Indus 

 eastward ascending to 4000 feet in Oudh, Bengal, Burma, 

 and South India. This tree is attracting considerable at- 

 tention in Assam. It has been found that tea flourishes 

 better under it than when exposed to the sun. The most 

 favorable explanation of this fact is that the leaves 

 manure the soil; the roots, which do not penetrate deep, 

 tend to open up the soil, while the shade is not so severe 

 as to injure the tea, the leaves closing at night and dur- 

 ing the early morning. The gum which flows copiously from 

 the ctem is used by the Nepalese for sizing their Daphne 

 paper. The sapwood of this tree is large and white while 

 the heartwood is brown and generally not durable. The 

 wood is used in the manufacture of cart-wheels, wooden 

 bells, and in Bengal it has been tried for tea boxes for 

 which purpose it will probably be well suited." 



AlUzzia odoratissima . (Mimosaceae . ) 38996, 39103. Seeds 

 from Darjeeling, India. "A large deciduous tree, met with 

 in the sub-Himalaya tract from the Indus eastward, as- 

 cending to 3000 feet in altitude. This tree yields a dark 

 brown gum in rounded tears, tasteless but soluble in 

 water. The bark is boiled by the Garo people together 

 with the leaves of the dugal (Sarcochlamys pulcherrima) and 

 the yarn of their cloth to give the latter a brownish 

 color. As a medicine the bark is applied externally and 

 is considered efficacious in leprosy and in inveterate 

 ulcers. When boiled in ghi (clarified butter) the leaves 

 are used by the Santals as a remedy for coughs. The tim- 

 ber made from this tree is used in the manufacture of 

 wheels, oil-mills and furniture. The timber is excellent 

 for all purposes requiring strength and durability and is 

 considered one of the most valuable of jungle timbers." 



Amoora rohituka. (Meliaceae.) 38998. Seeds from Dar- 

 jeeling, India. "An evergreen tree with a large crown of 

 branches, which is widely distributed over the Malay 

 Archipelago and the Philippine Islands. The fruit is 

 smooth, pale yellow or red in color, and from one to one 



