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colour similar to the European variety. It is used for 

 house-building and for canoes. Box grows to a considerable 

 size in the Himalayas. 



Weight 55 to 65 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Kosum or G-ausan, which also goes under other names 

 (Schleichera trij itga) , a large deciduous tree found in various 

 parts of India, as well as in Burma and Ceylon, yields 

 timber with a heartwood of reddish brown which is very 

 hard, strong, and durable. It is used for oil and sugar 

 mills and is considered the best timber in India for rice 

 pounders, and also used for agricultural implements and 

 carts. It seasons well and takes a good polish. This is 

 the best tree for lac. Rays very fine and numerous. 



Weight 50 to 70 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



The Khair or Kath Tree or Cutch (Acacia catechu) is found 

 in most parts of India and Burma and furnishes, besides 

 gum, a useful hard timber of dark or sometimes light 

 reddish brown colour, close and regular in grain, which 

 is used for general building purposes, agricultural 

 implements, etc. 



Palu (Mimusops hexandra), one of the most important 

 forest trees of India and Ceylon, is a very hard, dense wood 

 to be had in logs up to 2 ft. 9 inches diameter. The sap, 

 about an inch thick, is of straw colour, the heartwood dark 

 walnut, and the annual rings are very distinct. 



Pyinkado (Xylia dolabriformis), called ironwood and Acle 

 in the Philippines, is found in the Bombay district, where 

 it goes by the name of Jambu and Errol, and it is one of 

 the chief timbers of Burma (Pyinkado is the Burmese 

 name). The wood is very hard, dense and close grained, 

 often beautifully marked and with a wavy grain ; the colour 



