NOTE ON GUMHAll. F 



(iii) United Provinces. 



Vernacular names. Gumhar, Kamhar, Tamhar. 



Only in the Eastern Circle of the United Provinces is the tree 

 reported to occur, and it is very scarce everywhere, especially in 

 Pilibhit. It is found in mixed deciduous forest and is extracted when 

 found in Gorakhpur for making drums &nd. pat&is, but the trade is 

 small and local. 



(iv) Punjab. 



Vernacular name. Ban. 



It is recorded from the lower hills of Kangra and Hoshiarpur between 

 2,000 and 3,000 feet above the sea, but is very rare. It is rarely if ever 

 felled and 110 details are known of any local uses to which it is put. 



(v) Hajputana and Central India Agency. 



In the Manoar State it is called Sewan or Sohun and is not common, 

 being found scattered in the Godhwar forests in moist valleys. It is 

 used for combs and musical instruments, but there is a very small trade 

 in it, the price it commands being about one rupee per cubic foot. 



In Ajmer- Merwara it occurs in small numbers in the Todgarh forests 

 where it reaches a height of 15 feet and is extracted to make musical 

 instruments and beds. 



In Bikanir a few trees have been grown in the State gardens. 



In the State of Rewah the tree is not plentiful, but occasionally 

 attains fairly large girth. It is called Kkamhar ox K/iamher&nd is used 

 for agricultural implements and furniture when available. 



In Indore it is generally distributed but is nowhere plentiful and is 

 seldom used, and attains good height and girth only in favourable loca- 

 lities near the Satpuras and Vindhyas. It is occasionally used for shoulder- 

 poles (Kamoar] and for yokes. The Bhils use the wood for drums, and 

 cattle-bells are sometimes made of it. 



(vi) Central Provinces. 



Vernacular names. Siwan } Shewan, Kasmar (Berar), Kharaer. 



