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therefore rank among the most noble ornaments of an 

 Indian forest, and deser\'e the appellation, " arlores vastis- 

 Simmy Dry ohalancrps camphora, or the Sumatra camphor- 

 tree, supposed by some botanists to be a species of Dipte- 

 rocarpus, also rises to an elevation of one hundred feet and 

 js remarkable for yielding a kind of camphor, which is found 

 lodged m cavities, a few inches wide, in the heart of the 

 trunk. The trunk of one tree yields from ten to twentv 

 pounds of camphor, called se tantong. It is said to be 

 more pure than the common camphor of commerce, which 

 IS obtained from a kind of laurel, the Laurus Camphora. 



The Indian genera Hopea and Vaiena are likewise 

 referred to this place ; the former, containing some magnifi- 

 cent trees, was named in honour of Dr. Hope, Professor 

 of Botany in the University of Edinburgh ; the latter is 

 known lor the resin it produces, which is said to resemble 

 copal, and to be called by that name in India. The best 

 specimens have the appearance of amber, and are manu- 

 factured into ornaments. In its recent and fluid state it 

 forms a good varnish. 



COMBRETACE^^. 



In this family are several plants extensively used in 

 economy and the arts, some of which are produced in our 

 Indian possessions. The most valuable is Terminalm Che- 

 bula, the cadukay of the Telingas, native of the mountainous 

 parts of the Circars. It is a large tree, with a wide-spread- 

 ing, shady, evergreen head, producing an oval yellow fruit 

 about the size of a pigeon's egg. The timber is of consider- 

 able size, hard and durable; but the greatest use is made 

 of the outer coat of the fruit, which is extremely astrinaent, 

 by chintz-printers and diers. A kind of gall found on the 

 leaves, and which is sold in every market, is also extensively 

 employed to produce one of the best and most durable yel- 

 lows obtained in India. Ink made with the assistance of 

 the fruit IS said to stand the climate better than that im- 

 ported from Europe. Terviinalia xernix is believed to fur- 

 nish the celebrated Chinese varnish. 



THYMELE/E. 



From the bark of two or three species of Daphne the 

 natives manufacture a very good paper, an account of which 



