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69. Feronia elephantum. Wood apple. Kait, Hind. Vela- 

 maram, Tarn. Bilwar-mara, Can. Velaga chettu, Tel. — A large 

 tree, widely diffused in India, yieding a hard strong heavy wood, 

 much used at Vizagapatam in house-building ; said to be not 

 very durable. (Wight, No. 107; Mysore, Bangalore.) 



70. Ficus glomerata. Bulla kith-mara, Can. (Mysore.) 



71. Ficus Indica. Banyan tree. Ala-maram, Tam. Alada- 

 mara, Canarese. (Mysore, Bangalore ; Hort. Gard.) 



72. Ficus infectoria. Bassari-mara. (Mysore.) 



73. Ficus nitida. (Hort Grard. 5.) 



74. Ficus racemosa. Atti-mara. (Mysore, Tinnevelly, Tra- 

 vancore.) 



75. Ficus religiosa. The pippul tree. Arasa-maram, Tam,. 

 Kangi-mara, Can. Kavi-chettu, Tel. — A very poor wood. (My- 

 sore, Bangalore.) 



76. Ficus virens. Guvi manu, Tel. (Masulipatam.) 



These various species of Mcus are well known, and differ little 

 from each other in their properties. The trees are large, and of 

 rapid growth; but the timber is of little value, being light, 

 open, and soft. The large drops of the banyan, after being well 

 soaked in water, to get rid of the viscid juice, are used for tent 

 poles, and such purposes. Bird-lime is prepared from the fresh 

 juice. 



77. Gmelina arborea. Cummy-maram, Tam. Gumudu-chettu, 

 Tel. — A large timber tree, growing in mountainous districts. 

 The wood is light, of a pale yellow colour, easily worked, and 

 does not shrink or warp ; used for picture-frames, decking small 

 boats, for making Venetian blinds, sounding boards, palankeen 

 pannels, gram measures, &c. This tree deserves notice ; it is 

 very commonly used in the Vizagapatam district for the foun- 

 dation of wells and other purposes which require it to be sub- 

 merged in water, where it is remarkably durable. (Wight, 13 ; 

 Masulipatam, Godavari.) 



78. Gossypium acuminatum. The Peruvian Cotton Plant, a 

 biennial shrub, useless as timber. (Hort. Gard. 8.) 



79. Grewia tilicefolia. Chadachey-maram, Tam. — A consider- 

 able tree, wood soft, not known at Madras. (Wight, 86; Palghat.) 



80. Grewia Sp. — Makes good walking-sticks. The wood of 



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