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Briedelia stipularis. Kohi, fr. Gualpara. 
Grows to a large size; wood close, hard, tough ; used for -chests, stools, 
&c.— Ham. 
Briedelia? fr. Nipal. 
Wood not very hard, but fine-grained, and fit for ornamental cabinet-work, 
Sp. 2°5 inch, diam. ; colour lighter than box ; no tubes nor rays visible. 
Brucea napalensis, fr. Nipal. 
Bukkiamela. See Rhus. 
Buddleia paniculata. Narum-pattee, P.; Sinna, N. ; fr. Nipal. 
Sp. 1°6 inch. diam. ; rays very indistinct; wood pale brown, dull, 
Bukaena. See Melia. é 
Bulsima. See Symplocos. 
Bunamb. See Spherocaria. 
Bunaroo. See Quercus. 
Bundhali. See Gardenia. 
Butea frondosa. Polash, fr. Gualpara. 
Sometimes 6 feet in girth ; wood open, soft, and tough, but not strong ; 
used in coarse furniture.—Ham. 
Cesalpinia? fr. Nipal. 
Cesalpinia Sappan. Sappan-wood. 
A native both of the peninsula of India, of the Burmese country, and of 
the Malayan Islands. A large and valuable tree ; the wood red ; used in dying. 
Calophyllum. Thurappe, B.; Choopee, N.; fr. Martaban. 
A large tree, used for masts and spars, and for pestles for. oil presses. 
Calophyllum. Turra-phee, B. fr. Tavoy. 
Very different from the preceding; used for masts and spars. 
Callicarpa arborea. Khoja, fr. Gualpara. 
6 feet in girth ; used for mortars, pestles, and common furniture —Ham. 
Calyptranthes. Jam, fr. Gualpara. 
8 feet in girth ; made into planks, but not considered as of good quality—Ham. 
Calyptranthes. Saljam, fr. Gualpara. 
Seldom more than 3 cubits in girth. A close, hard, tough wood, used for 
posts, beams, and planks.—Ham. 
Camellia Kissi. Kissi, fr. Nipal. 
Wood close-grained ; no sapwood.—Sp. 1°5 inch. diam. ; wood pale brown 3 
bark very thin. 
Capparis, fr. Nipal. 
Sp. 2 inch. diam. ; wood white, moderately hard, dull. 
Capparis, fr. Nipal. 
Carapa. Taila-oon, B. fr. Tavoy. 
Timber 13 to 15 cubits long, 15 to 18 inch. diam. ; used in house-building. 
Careya. Kaza, B. fr. Martaban and Tavoy. 
Timber of large size ; used for posts and other common purposes. 
Careya. Kombo, fr. Gualpara. 
Abont 3 cubits in girth ; wood close, hard, tough, and strong. Stocks of 
matchlocks are made of it.— Ham. 
Carpinus viminea. Chukisse, N.; Konikath, B.; fr. Nipal. 
Wood esteemed by carpenters.—Sp. pale purplish, with little lustre, hard, 
rather heavy ; tubes small. 
Cassia Fistula. Sonalu, fr. Gualpara. 
6 feet in girth ; an open, hard, tough wood, used for ploughs.—Ham. 
Cassia nodosa, fr. Bot. G*. 
A very large tree, . 
* Bot. G., the Company’s Botanic Garden at Calcutta. 
