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Tel. — A small tree, of common occurrence in Mysore and the 

 hilly parts. Its medicinal virtues are worthy of attention, but 

 the wood is of little value. The bark was formerly in request 

 under the name of Conessi,* and is still esteemed a valuable drug 

 by the natives. It appears to have lost its value in commerce, 

 from not being distinguished from the bark of Wrightia tinctoria, 

 which grows in the same places. (Travancore.) 



153. Wrightia mollissima. — Introduced from the Naggary Hills. 

 The yellow juice might be turned to account, but the timber is 

 of no value. (Hort. Gard. G8.) 



154. Wrightia tinctoria. Pala maram, Tarn. — A small tree, 

 the leaves of which yield an inferior kind of indigo. Wood white 

 and close-grained ; said to be suited for turnery. (Wight, 66 ; 

 Travancore, Bangalore, Palamkota, Penang.) 



155. Zizyphus jujuba. Tellande maram, Tarn. Elanji mara, 

 Mai. G-uti mara, Can. Ber, Hind. Begu, Tel. — The wild her tree, 

 common almost everywhere ; wood hard and useful, but of small 

 size. It is used for making sandals and saddle trees : occasion* 

 ally for sleepers. (Wight, 127 ; Mysore.) 



MADKAS EXHIBITION— 1857. 

 Timber and Ornamental Woods. 



Jury.— Hon. W. Elliot— Chairman ; Lieut-Col. T. T. Pears, C.B.— 

 Reporter, Mr W. B. Wright ; Mr Williams ; Major Maitland. 



Associates. — Lieut. Hawkes ; Lieut. Beddome. 



The observations contained in the report of the jury in this 

 department, in 1855, have not been without their effect on the 

 present exhibition. The general collection of woods exhibited is 

 remarkably interesting, and the contributions from some of the 

 districts very complete. The most important contributions are 

 from Malabar, Palghat; Coimbatore, Madura, Bangalore, Hyder- 



* Milburn's Oriental Commerce, i. p. 278. 



