266 GANJAM. 



brown seeds like those of a horse chest- 

 nut, but larger and flatter. When the 

 pod is dry it forms a formidable natural 

 rattle, and when the wind sways the 

 pods as they hang the effect may be 

 imagined. 



I sent my specimen to Kew Gardens, 

 and found it on my last visit in the 

 upper room of one of the museum 

 houses there. 



The forests in the Khond country, 

 and at the base of the hills along the 

 G-anjam border, consist mainly of sal 

 trees. This is a very strong and dur- 

 able wood, little inferior in value to 

 teak. The trees rise straight and with- 

 out a branch to a height of forty or fifty 

 feet, after which the foliage spreads. 

 They yield an excellent resin, called 



