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from it, ete. At the same time, they are usually also 
aided by the general appearance of the crown, the 
complexness or simpleness of the leaves, and the colour 
of the leaf-buds. 
I had to reduce, also, the remarks on the uses, etc., to 
a minimum, by usually recording only uses of primary 
and recognised importance, omitting, as a rule, all such 
petty qualities as natives alone take advantage of in 
their medicines, food, ete. Dr. Brandis’ Forest Flora 
will furnish in this respect a great amount of information, 
more especially as he has taken up also most of the more 
important Burmese trees. The Rev. Dr. F’. Mason’s book 
entitled Burmah, its people and natural productions 
(Rangoon 1860), is in the hands of most residents in 
Burma, and I understand that another edition of it 
will be issued. It also contains a large amount of 
~ useful practical information. 
As to the vernacular names, I have already given my 
opinion in Appendix A of my preliminary report ; and I 
have here only to remark that I have taken up in this 
work only such Burmese names as appeared to me 
tolerably trustworthy. 
The area of Burma adopted for the present Forest 
Flora extends from Chittagong, Prome, and Martaban 
down to Tenasserim (Pakchan river) and the Andamans. 
The woody plants of the adjoining provinces of Siam and 
of Independent Burma have also been included for the 
reason that most of them will be found within the Bri- 
tish frontier. 
A brief introductory, and explanations of the abbre- 
viations adopted in the Flora, will serve for the proper 
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