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Burmese name kokko; handsome carvings in this wood are executed 

 by the convicts at Port Blair. The "burrs" which are sometimes 

 formed on the trees are specially valuable for veneers. 



Bombax malabaricum, DC. The cotton tree, simal. A very large 

 tree, common throughout the greater part of India and Burma. Wood 

 soft, whitish, rather perishable, used for packing-cases, tea-boxes, 

 inferior planking, canoes, matches, well-linings, toys, and other purposes 

 where a soft wood is required. A similar wood of rather better quality 

 is yielded by B. insigne, a very large tree of Burma, the Andamans and 

 the W. Coast of India. Present supplies generally utilized in acces- 

 sible localities, especially for tea chests in Bengal and Assam. 



Calophyllum tomentosum, Wight. The poon-spar tree. A large 

 straight-stemmed evergreen tree of the West Coast. Wood reddish 

 brown, used for masts and spars, house-building, ship-building and con- 

 struction generally. In fair demand in accessible localities. 



Cedrela Toona, Roxb. Toon, red cedar, Moulmein cedar. A large- 

 tree found in various parts of India and Burma, and often cultivated. 

 Wood red, soft, handsome, fragrant, easily worked and seasons quickly, 

 used for furniture and cabinet work, planking, doors, boxes and general 

 carpentry, tea-boxes, cigar-boxes, boats, carving and many other pur- 

 poses. A very useful wood, resembling open-grained mahogany, and! 

 esteemed in the London market. Generally fully utilized. 



Cedrus Deodara, Loudon. The deodar, Himalayan cedar. A very 

 large evergreen coniferous tree (a true cedar) of the Western Himalaya,, 

 most common between 6,000 and 8,000 ft. Wood yellowish brown,, 

 moderately hard, oily, strongly scented, very durable. This is one of 

 the most important timbers of India, and is largely used for railway 

 sleepers, building, carpentry and construction of all kinds. Fully 

 utilized. 



Chloroxylon Swietenia, DC. Satinwood. A moderate-sized tree of 

 the Indian Peninsula, furnishing the well-known satin wood of com- 

 merce, a hard yellow wood often with a beautiful wavy grain and satiny 

 lustre, used for carving and ornamental work of all kinds. This wood 

 is exported chiefly from Ceylon and to a lesser extent from India, where 

 the trees are usually of small size, approaching fair dimensions only in 

 the south. Available in fair quantity but of small size. 



Dalbergia latifolia, Eoxb. Blackwood, rosewood of S. India. The 

 shisham of the Indian Peninsula. A large tree of Central and Southern 

 India, extending north to the sub-Himalayan tract in Oudh, where it is 

 of small size. This tree furnishes the well-known blackwood of com- 

 merce, a handsome hard dark purple wood with black streaks, which is 

 exported for furniture and ornamental work. In India it is used for a 

 variety of purposes, including furniture, door and window frames,. 



