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(b) Woods most largely used in building. 



Teak, saj, tinsa, dhawa, seja, bija, haldu, kaim, tendu, aonla, bel, ghont, kutam, 

 khair, shisham. For rafters in small houses, from 9 15 inches in girth and 12 15 

 feet in length. For rafters in large houses from 15 18 inches in girth and 14 16 feet 

 in length. For posts, from 18 24 inches in girth and 18 20 feet in length. 



Siharu, dhawai and nirgur. For wattling. 

 Salai, gunja, chheola, ber, ghont and bamboo. For cattle pens, 

 (c) Woods used for manufactured articles. 



Combs and measures for grain and oil. Jamrasi, shisham, papra, khumer, dudhi and 

 knsam. 



Mortars for husking grain. Kusam. 



Mortars for oil-mills and sugarcane crushers. Kusam, tamarind, dhawa and khair. 



Pestles for husking grain. Khair. 



Walking sticks. Bamboo, akol, khirni. 



Boats. Teak, khumer, semal. 



Dug-outs. Gugar, haldu, semal, saj, kusam and salai. 



Legs of beds. Teak, shisham, saj, tendu, bansa and ber. 



Bed frames. Teak and dhaman. 



Gun-stocks. Ber, shisham and teak. 



Furniture and boxes, Teak, shisham, haldu, kaim and ber. 



Spindles for cotton spinning. Tinsa. 



Toys. Ber, chheola, saj and dudhi. 



Besides the above bamboo is used for a great variety of purposes, such as baskets, mats, 

 corn-bins, fans, winnowing-trays, sieves, trellis-work, chairs, sofas, tables, brackets and other 

 articles of house furniture, chicks, ghee and oil receptacles, frames of beds, matting of beds 

 to take the place of tape, fish snares, fishing rods, umbrella handles and frames, brooms, 

 &c., &c. 



(d) Fuel. 



Firewood. The most esteemed for the purpose are tinsa, dhawa, khair, ghiria, koha, 

 ber, seja, aonla, kanker, ghont and kasai. 



Charcoal for cooking. Khair, dhawa and most other hard woods. 

 Charcoal for lime burning i 



Charcoal for iron smelting j al1 woods - but salai Purred. 

 Charcoal for blacksmiths and goldsmiths. Teak, mahua, khair and bamboos. 

 i Charcoal for brassfounders. Khair, dhawa, ber, bamboo and mahua. 



(e) Articles of minor produce used for various purposes. 

 Ropes and lashing. Babai grass, chheola roots, mahol bark. 

 Oil for burning and culinary purposes. Gulli (fruit of mahua). 

 Medicinal oil. Seed of kanji. 

 Spirits. Mahua flower. 



Food. -Mab.ua flower, fruit of tendu, achar, mango, khirni, ber, karonda, jaman, aonla, 

 kanker, bhilawan, and mahol, kernel of bahera and achar fruit, kachnar buds and tender 

 bamboo shoots, baichandi roots and honey. 



Fodder grass. Muchhel, kail, gunair, sukal, parwa and sen. 



Thatching grass. Sukal, parwa and sen. 



Dunnage for roofs. Teak, tendu, chheola and mahol leaves. 



Medicines. Honey, bahera, aonla, marorphalli, amaltas, nirgur leaves, bhilawan, palas, 

 papra sufed musli (Curculigo orchioides), indarjao (bark of Eolarrhena antidysenterica, 

 commonly adulterated with the bark of Wrightia tinctoria, also called indarjao, but from a 

 medicinal point of view practically useless), baiberang (seeds of Embelia Biles), banada 

 (Zinziber Cassumunar), bansinghara. 



Building. Limestones and clays. 



Dyeing and Tanning. Harra, be] 

 i and rohni bark, chheola, dhawai ai 



Other arts and manufactures. Lac, gums, wax, horns and hides. 



Dyeing and Tanning. Harra, behera and ghont fruit, dhawa and aonla leaves, saj, 

 koha and rohni bark, chheola, dhawai and siharu flowers, lac-dye and bija and chheola kino. 



