6 NOTE ON SANDAN. 



In Ganjam the wood is sold for hubs of wheels and carriage poles at 

 8 annas per cubic foot. 



In Hyderabad it is known as Tewas, Dargu, Tunuz, Talla-Modgu or 

 Kodi-Mudsu and is reported to be common at Aurangabad and in the 

 Reserves along the Godavery. It is rarely large enough to yield a 9- 

 inch plank, but is much used for agricultural implements and poles, 

 being granted free to agriculturists. 



In Coorg the tree is called Male Honne and grows to a small extent in 

 the eastern zone of the Southern forests, attaining a girth of 4 feet. It 

 is not used locally and is not an important tree. The Government duty 

 is 1^ annas per cubic foot. 



In Mysore the tree is not plentiful and attains occasionally 30 feet 

 in height and 5^ feet in girth. It is little used, but 500 cubic feet can 

 probably be obtained annually, delivered at Railway stations at Rl-4 

 per cubic foot. It is called Kal-honne. 



(iv) Bengal. 



Vernacular names. Bandhan, Pandan, Ruta (Kol), Rot (Santali), 

 Sandan (Hindi). 



Local distribution. The tree does not occur in the Kurseong, Santal 

 Parganas, Darjeeling and Tista forests, and small trees only are found 

 in Sambalpur, though apparently it was at one time a useful tree there. 

 It is common in the hills of Chota Nagpur but is seldom larger than 3| 

 feet in girth (H. H. Haines). In Orissa it is commoner in Angul than 

 in Puri, and trees 7 feet in girth with a total height of 50 feet and a 

 clear bole of 25 feet are met with in the dry hill forests in open spots up 

 to 3,000 feet above the sea. It is also found less often in the mixed sal 

 forests of the plains. 



Extraction. In Angul the exploitable size under the Working-Plan 

 is 4 feet girth and in Puri 5 feet, but few sound trees above 3 feet in 

 girth are obtainable. It is in considerable demand in Bengal for cart- 

 wheels, selling in Cuttack and Puri at an average price of Rl per cubic 

 foot and in Chaibassa for rather more. Trees are usually selected when 

 required by purchasers. In Chaibassa about 100 trees per annum would 

 probably be available and the timber can be delivered at Lota Pahar for 

 8 to 12 annas per cubic foot. 



