CATALOGUE OF THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD 8i 



used for building construction and for boats. It is not there considered 

 to be a very durable timber for work exposed to the weather, nor, accord- 

 ing to Troup, was it found satisfactory for paving blocks in Rangoon, 



Photograph by R. S. Troup. 



Eng {Dipterocarpus tuberculatus), Theyaung Forest, Katha, Upper Burma. 



where it was used for this purpose, as it absorbed too much liquid and 

 soon gave off an offensive odour. WTiere exposed to the weather, as 

 in sleepers, etc., the white ant has destroyed it, and it has been found 



