214 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. [CHAP. 



populnea is used for planks in Darjeeling; Carallia 

 integerrima for furniture in Kanara and Burmah. 



Terminalia belerica, a large tree of North India and 

 Burmah, yields a timber much employed in these 

 regions, and T. chehula and T. tomentosa are also used. 

 But the chief value of these trees is on account of the 

 tannin in their fruits (Myrobalans). T. bialata has also 

 been well reported upon. 



Anogeissus latifolia, a large tree of the Indian Penin- 

 sula, has a hard purple heart, but much grey or yellowish 

 sapwood. It is very strong and tough, but splits on 

 seasoning, and is only durable if kept dry. 



Eugenia Jambolana, found throughout the Indian 

 Empire, yields a fairly durable, reddish-grey, moderately 

 hard wood, and has been well reported upon by railway 

 engineers. Carreya arhorea is a large tree of Bengal 

 and Burmah and other parts, with a somewhat claret- 

 coloured, beautifully mottled timber, durable, but far 

 too little known at present. 



Lager strcemia parviflora, of Oudh, Bengal, Assam, 

 Central and South India, has a greyish-brown, very 

 tough and elastic wood, workable, seasons well and 

 durable for sleepers. The allied L. Regince, of East 

 Bengal, Assam, Burmah, and the West Coast, has a 

 light red, hard, lustrous timber, which is probably 

 second only to Teak. It is largely used in construc- 

 tion and shipbuilding, &c., and deserves to be far better 

 known. 



Adina cordifolia is also a useful yellow wood, used 

 throughout the moister parts of India and Burmah. 

 Bassia latifolia and B. butyracea may also be mentioned, 

 though their timber is little used, owing to the economic 

 value of the flowers and fruit. 



Alstonia scholaris, a not very durable timber, is used 



