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brownish grey with a small irregular dark purple heartwood, very hard, 

 used for building, furniture, turnery, carts, naves and felloes of wheels, 

 and agricultural implements. The tree is valuable chiefly owing to its 

 fruits, which are the myrabolans of commerce and are largely used for 

 tanning. 



Terminala myriocarfu, Heurck and Muell. Arg. Panisaj, bollock. 

 A very large tree of the Eastern sub-Himalayan tract and outer hills, 

 Assam, Tipper Burma. Wood dark brown, handsome, hard, used for 

 building, tea-boxes, common furniture, boats and cart shafts. After 

 impregnation this timber may prove suitable for sleepers. Large quant- 

 ities available. 



Terminalia tomentosa, W. and A. Sain, saj, asan. A large tree, 

 common throughout India and Burma. Wood dark brown with darker 

 streaks, hard, apt to split in seasoning, durability variable, used for 

 building, rough furniture, oil-mills, agricultural implements, carts, 

 boats, mining timber and other purposes. The timber ii available in 

 large quantities and is likely to make a good sleeper wood after impregna- 

 tion. 



Xylia dolahriformis, Benth. Ironwood of Burma, pyinkado. A 

 very large tree, abundant in Burma. Wood reddish brown, extremely 

 hard, heavy, very strong and durable, used extensively for house-build- 

 ing, bridge-construction, railway sleepers, railway trucks and carriages, 

 boats, carts, wheels, carriage-frames, agricultural implements, tool- 

 handles and many other purposes. This is, after teak, the most import- 

 ant timber in Burma, where it is extensively used for railway sleepers. 

 It is very plentiful and obtainable in large size. 



Xylia xylocavpa, Roxb. Jamba, irul. A large tree of the Indian 

 Peninsula from the Central Provinces and Bombay southwards. Wood 

 reddish brown, very hard, heavy, durable, apt to split in seasoning, used 

 for house-building, bridge-construction, agricultural implements and 

 other purposes. Available in fair quantity. 



(2) Minor Produce. 



The forests of India are so rich in minor products of all 

 kinds that it is possible to refer only to those which are or are 

 likely to be of commercial value. A classification together with 

 a brief description of the more important products will be found 

 in Troup's Indian Forest Utilization (1913), while much useful 

 detail regarding them is contained in Watt's Commercial Pro- 

 ducts of India (1908). Among the more prominent classes are 

 comprised bamboos, grass (including grazing), leaves for fodder. 



