454 SHADE AND WIND-BELT TREES, ETC. 



E. marginata. Jarrah. An Australian tree, yielding valuable, durable timber, 

 resistant to termites and other insects; largely used for sleepers, street- 

 paving, jetty-building, &c, 



E. robusta. Iron-bark. An upright tall tree, with rough brown bark, much 

 planted for timber and fuel reserves at elevation of 3,000 to 5000 ft. in 

 Ceylon. 



Grevillea robusta. Silky Oak. (See above). 



Michelia Champaca. " Sapu " S. A large quick-growing tree; good timber and 

 fuel: thrives up to 2,000 ft. 



FOR FIELD CROPS, TEA, ETC : 

 (See also Shade Trees suited for crops in Low-country), 



Acacia dealbata. Silver- wattle. See Ornamental Flowering Trees. 

 A. molissima = (A. ducurrens). Black or Tan-wattle. A large Australian Tree, 

 commonly grown at the higher elevations in Ceylon. (See Tun Barks.) 

 Acrocarpus fraxinifolius, A handsome quick-growing Leguminous tree. 

 Albizzia moluccana. ( See above ) \ 



A. stipulata ( ) ,- Thrive up to about 4,000 ft. in Ceylon. 



Erythrina lithosperma ( ,, ) ) 



Cedrela serrata. Red Toon. ( See above ) \ 



~ . , ^.,. ~ , f x \ Thrive from 2,000 to 0,000 it. 



Grevillea robusta. Silky Oak ( ,, ) ) 



TREES SUITED FOR WIND-BELTS, TIMBER, AND FUEL. 

 FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4,000 FT. 



Acacia decurrens. Black or Tan-wattle. (See above). 



A. melanoxylon. blackwood. A large tree, furnishing excellent timber (See 



Ornamental Foliage Trees)- Also several other species of Acacia. 

 Calophyllum Walkerii. "Kina" vS. A large tree, with a thick straight trunk and a 



round head; common at the higher elevations in moist region. Good 



wind-belt tree. Peculiar to Ceylon. 



Cedrela serrata. Red Toon. See above; also Ornamental Foliage Trees. 

 Cupressus Knightiana. Conifer. \ Large, quick-growing, handsome trees, useful 



1- for timber, fuel and wind belts. See Orna- 



C macrocarpa. ,, ) mental Foliage Trees for Up-country. 



Eucalyptus Leucoxylon. Iron-bark Tree. See above. 

 E. marginata. Jarrah. A large tree of Western Australia, affording one of the 



most durable timbers known (See above). Also several other species of 



Eucalyptus. 

 Frenela rhomboidea. A moderate-sized, handsome, coniferous tree, good for 



timber, fuel, &c. 



Grevillea robusta. Silky Oak. See above. 

 Michelia nilagirica. "Wal-sapu" S. A moderate -sized shrubby tree, with a 



round head, common in moist forests above 4,000 ft. One of the best 



of indigenous mountain timbers in Ceylon. 

 Schinus molle. "Pepper Tree." A handsome, spreading, small tree, with fine 



feathery foliage. See Ornamental Foliage Trees for Up-country 



