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INDIA BEYOND THE GANGES. 



both which are very ferviceable for mafts. The country alfo 

 Sapfan Wood, produces Sappan-wooA, which Dampier compares to the Log- 

 wood oi Ca'rnpeacbyK It proves to be the Caju Sappan, or Ligntim 

 Sapan of RumphiuSi iv. 56. tab. xxi. Ligno Brajlliano Simile, Bau- 

 bin. Pin. 393. C^Ja/pina Sappan, Syft. Pi. ii. 259. Loureiro., Fl. 

 loch. 320. This tree grows principally in Siam and Ciamba ; is 

 t)f the firft ufe in Indi-a for the dying of red. Rtunphius gives a 

 Very fall account of the means by which it produces a tinge of 

 different lliades. It is alfo brought to the European market. It 

 grows to a moderate fize; the' branches are thick fet with lliort 

 fpines. The wood is very hard, and much ufed by the Lidians 

 for pegs to faftcn the boards of their lliips. This plant has 

 been introduced into the Kew garden, ■:xnil is defcribed by Mr. 

 Aiton --■•• under the name of CcvJ'alpina veficaria, narrow-leaved 

 prickly Brafiletto. 



The zoology of To7tquin would give a moft plentiful harveft; 

 here feems to be a continuation of mofl of the animals of the 

 Elephants. countries of India we have paffed over. The elephants are ge- 

 nerally in a Hate of nature ; they are very wild and fliy ; but 

 v.'hen taken their flefh is eagerly fought after ; the trunk is a 

 peculiar dainty : The king keeps a few for Hate ; w hen one 

 happens to die, the flefli is given to the poor, and the trunk 

 cut to pieces and fent to the mandarines ; horfe-flefli is alfo fre- 

 quently brought to market. This favors of Tartarian origin. 

 Birds. The variety of birds, terreftrial and aquatic, is incredible-. The 



water fowl pair before May, and fly in pairs during the months 

 oi June and July. From QBober to March they colle6t in vaft 



* Hort. Kew. ii. 55. 



flocks. 



