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well displayed to many, probably for the first time. They are 

 turned into cylinders, which form seems well suited for display- 

 ing the character of the wood, and its suitability for cabinet 

 purposes. The jury would point to the tamarind and margosa 

 trees, which abound in every part of the country, and, by Mr 

 Ehode's skilful treatment, are shown to be suited for the most 

 ornamental as well as the commonest purposes. 



9. Hyderabad. The jury next notice the collection received 

 from Hyderabad, from which some knowledge may be gained of 

 the resources of the territories of His Highness the Nizam. The 

 specimens are in a rough state, and obtained generally from trees 

 of mature growth. The collection contains several woods of great 

 promise, now probably used only for firewood, and shows the need 

 of a careful and systematic inquiry into the resources of this large 

 track of country. The jury have only to refer to the fact, that 

 timber is now imported from Eangoon for the building of churches 

 and barracks at Secunderabad. M. Deschamps, who favoured 

 the jury with his council, produced a specimen of an unknown 

 wood, procured from the Dekkan, and eminently suited, from its 

 great beauty, to the purposes of the cabinetmaker. 



10. The jury have before them a few specimens from Eaja- 

 mandry, Nellore, and Masulipatam. They can scarcely be termed 

 collections, but are interesting and useful, and deserve mention 

 here. The jury are aware that little time was allowed to the 

 local committees for the collection of specimens, and even that 

 little was not exclusively available for any one of the important 

 subjects which the exhibition embraces. The jury regret that 

 they are compelled to pass, almost without remark, a large col- 

 lection from Ganjam. It has evidently been collected with much 

 labour ; but as the specimens consist chiefly of sapwood, and 

 moreover sustained injury in transit, the jury are unable to form 

 a judgment of its value. The tract of country which this col- 

 lection embraces is known to be rich in woods ; and as the pro- 

 vince has a long sea-coast, with facilities of water-carriage from 

 the interior, the expense of transit would probably not be such 

 as to throw its resources out of the market. The jury here had 

 the advantage of referring to the valuable collection of woods, 

 made many years ago, by the late Col. Frith, and now exhibited 



