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temples.' The timber is somewhat cross grained like sal, 

 but is not much attacked by ants. 



Jaman (Eugenia jambolana), which is generally found 

 along river banks, produces a hard, close-grained, dark red 

 wood, rather liable to warp, but which is not much attacked 

 by worms, and is used in native buildings and for agricul- 

 tural implements, in Ajmere for lining wells, and is fairly 

 durable as sleepers. Jaman is only a small tree. 



Weight of wood about 48 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo} is one of the three Indian 

 species of rosewood, D. lat/folia and D. cultrata being the 

 others. One of the most valuable of Indian timbers where 

 strength and elasticity are required, it is the best of Indian 

 timbers for joiners' work. In strength it is only inferior 

 to sal and in some ways surpasses it in value, for instance 

 it is lighter. The heartwood is greyish brown, veined; 

 it is very hard, remarkably strong, elastic and durable, and 

 is used for all kinds of building work in North India, and 

 also for the wheels of gun carriages. It seasons well and 

 does not warp or split. 



D. sissoo is a beautiful tree which grows rapidly and in 

 any soil. 



Weight 50 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Blackwood or Shisham, the rosewood of Southern India 

 (Dalbergia latifolia), with no distinct annual rings and fine 

 medullary rays, is an extremely beautiful furniture wood 

 resembling the Brazilian rosewoods, and it is also used for 

 agricultural implements and carving ; it is hard to work 

 owing to cross grain and incrustations of lime in the grain. 

 Planking rather tends to split longitudinally until well 

 seasoned and takes a good while to season; the sap is 



