WOODS. 



Dec. Vel-venge, Tarn. Dirasana, Tel. A. odoratissima, 



Ran-sirrus, Dec. Stefa-marum, Karu-venge, Tarn. Shinduga^Tel. 

 Habitat. A. Lelbek, Egypt, India. A. odoratissima^ East 

 Indies. 



Remarks. The first plant is Roxburgh's Mimosa Sirissa, and the 

 second his M. odoratissima. A. speciosa is also a synonyme of the 

 first. Both are fine trees, with a hard, light wood, of general service. 

 A. formosa produces the SABICU wood of Cuba, used for the stairs of the 

 Great Exhibition of 1851. 



Butea frondosa. Rox. Downy-branch Butea, 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 

 PALAS. 



Venacular. See " Drugs" and " Dyes." 

 Remarks. Used in house-building in Guzerat. 



Dalbergia latifolia. Rox. Broad-leaved Dalbergia. 



Linn. Syft. Diadelphia Decandria. 

 BLACKWOOD, SEESOO. EAST INDIAN EBONY. 



Vernacular. Sit-sal, Beng. Seesoo, By. Bid, Can. Erupothi, 

 Tarn. Irugudu-chettu, Tel. 



Remarks. Found in our coast forests, and one of the largest 

 mountain trees in India. BLACKWOOD is also produced by D. sissoides, 

 not found in this Government. The Sissoo of Bengal is D. Sissoo, and 

 the wood is used there for gun-carriages. Our BLACKWOOD is a first 

 class cabinet-wood, the well known Blackwood furniture of Bombay, being 

 made of it. 



Dalbergia oogeinensis. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria. 

 TUNNUS. TEWUS. 



Vernacular. Tinisha, Sejanduna, Sans. Tunnus, Tewus, By. 

 Remarks. Found both in our coast, and inland forests : the wood 

 is used in building, and for carts and ploughs. " The pillars of Madajee 

 Scindia's palace at Oojein are made of it." (Rox.) 



Dalbergia paniculata. Rox. Panicled Dalbergia. 



Linn. Syst. Diadelphia Decandria, 

 PHASEE. 



Vernacular. Phasee, By. Hasur-gunni, Can. Pafsuroo, Tel. 

 Remarks. Found both in the coast and inland forests, and used as 



TUNNUS. 



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