CHAPTER XIX. 



PLANTS SPECIALLY SUITED FOR THE DRY REGION, 

 SEA COAST, AND SANDY SITUATIONS. 



ORXAMEXTAL AXD USEFUL TREES FOR THE 

 DRY REGIOX : 



[.S.=Sinhalese ; 7\=Tamil]. 



Acacia leucophlcea. " Maha-andara " S.. " Velvel " T. A large tree with 



spreading branches, and bright pale-yellow flowers. Heart-wood hard 



and durable. 

 Adansonia digitata. Baobab Tree. A medium-sized tree, native of Central 



Africa, famous for the great age and enormous size of trunk to which 



it attains. It has become well established and bears fruit in the dry 



Northern part of Ceylon, where it has been long ago introduced by 



Arab traders. 



Adenanthera pavonina. Bead Tree ; " Madatiya " S. See under Shade Trees. 

 Azadirachta indica. Margosa. >% Kohomba " S. A tall straight tree with long 



spreading branches. Flowers white, sweet-scented. 

 Bauhinia tomentosa. " Petan " or "Kaha-petan" S., " Tiruvatti " T. A. small 



tree or large shrub, with slender branches and yellow Hovvers. Heart- 

 wood hard, dark-red, very tough. 

 Berrya ammonilla. " Hal-milla " S., Chavandalai " T. A large erect handsome 



tree; valuable timber. See Important Timbers of the Tropics. 

 Caesalpinia coriaria. Divi-divi. A spreading, medium-sized tree, with fine 



feathery leaves, producing greenish-white, sweet-scented flowers. See 



Tan n in Products. 



Cassia Fistula. " Indian Laburnum," " Ehela, " S. \ g ec Benntiful Flower- 

 C. marginata. " Ratu-wa " S., " Vakai " T. > ing Trees for low 



C. multijuga. (South American Tree.) J elevations. 



Eucalyptus alba. A tall slim tree with pale grey bark ; one of the few species of 



Eucalypti suited to the dry region. 

 Holoptelea integrifolia. " Indian Elm," " Goda-kirilla " >'.. " Velayil " T. 



A tree 50 to 60 ft. high, with handsome drooping branches ; good 



timber. 

 Millingtonia hortensis. Cork Tree. See lieuiitiful FIou'erin.i< Trees for low 



elevations. 

 Mischodon zeylanicus. " Tammana," .S., Tampani " T. A tree 30 to 40 ft. high, 



with long lanceolate leaves; young foliage bright pink. Excellent timber. 



