1869.] 



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species of trees, yielding either ornamental, or strong and durable 

 woods, occur in tolerable abundance. 



In the report of the Jury in Section IV, Class IV, of the Madras 

 Exhibition, 1855, there is a list given of woods with their respective 

 properties. Many of the species mentioned, are to be found in Man- 

 bhtim. From the information contained in this list, from personal 

 observation, and other sources, I have drawn up the following enu- 

 meration of timber trees with their local names and special properties : 



Names. 



Character of timber, 



Acacia Arabica, 



A — catechu, 

 iEgle marmelos, 

 Alangium decapetalum, ... 

 A rtocarpus integrif olia, . . . 



Azadirachta Inclica, 



Bassia latifolia, 



Barringtonia acutangula, , 

 Bauhinia variegata, 

 B — malabarica, 

 Borassus flabelliformis, .., 

 B uchanania latifolia, 

 Butea frondosa, 

 Casearia tomentosa, 

 Calosanthes Indica, 

 Cochlospermum gossypium 

 Conocarpus latifolius, 



Croton oblongifolius, 

 Dillenia pentagyna, 



Feronia elephantum, 

 Ficus Indica, 



„ religiosa, 

 Flacourtia sapida, 



Babul. 



Koir. 

 Bael. 

 Ankura. 

 Kantal. 



Neem. 



Mhowa. 



Katchr 



Tal. 



Pial. 



Plas. 



Moun. 



Sona. 



Grol-gol. 



Dow. 



Putha. 

 Kurkotta. 



Kuth-Bael. 

 Bur. 



Pipul. 

 Benchi Katai, 



Hard and tough, but small 

 sized, used for wheels. 



Small, produces hut. 



Wood, strong. 



Wood, beautiful. 



Excellent, used for furni- 

 ture. 



Beautiful, suitable for orna- 

 mental work. 



Strong, but tree is too valu- 

 able to be cut down. 



Useless. 



Little use. 



Said to be hard. 



Used for rafters, &c. 



Useless. 



Soft, useless. 



Useless. 



Very strong and useful, 



light-coloured. 

 Reddish, cracks. 

 Strong and durable wood, 



splits easily. 

 Hard, strong, heavy wood. 

 Branch stems, heavy, 



hard, suitable for tent 



poles. 

 Useless. 

 Hard, does not warp. 



