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for soft work in Bengal, Burmah, and the South of 

 India ; and Holarrhena antidysenterica for furniture and 

 carving. Both yield white, soft, and even-grained 

 timber. 



Fagrcea fragrans, the Anan, is a Burmese evergreen 

 tree, with a hard, red-brown, close-grained, and beauti- 

 fully mottled timber, very durable and resistent to 

 Teredo. It is one of the most important trees of 

 Burmah, and is much employed in bridge and boat 

 work. 



Gmelina arborea, the Gumbar of Bengal, and closely 

 allied to Teak, is found throughout India and Burmah, 

 and yields a greyish wood with yellow or pink shades, 

 glossy, close, and even, light, but strong and durable, 

 and seasons without warping or cracking. It is ex- 

 tremely good under water, and is highly prized for 

 planking, panelling, boat work, carving, &c., and is the 

 chief furniture wood of Chittagong and well known in 

 Calcutta. 



Santalum album is the Sandal wood, a small tree of 

 Mysore, and of the drier parts of India. Its yellow- 

 brown heart is strongly scented, and valuable for fancy 

 work. 



Artocarpus Chaplasha, and other species of the same 

 genus, and various species of the allied Figs {Ficus), are 

 employed in various parts of India, chiefly for minor 

 work. The same is true of Ulmus Wallichiana and 

 U. integrifolia, two Himalayan Elms ; and of Betula 

 Bhojpatra, a native Birch. 



There are found in the Commissariat Stores at 

 Moulmein, besides the Teak and Pyengadu, many other 

 valuable woods of building sizes, and the following are 

 especially worthy of notice, namely, in addition to the 

 Padouk {Pterocarpus) of a deep red colour, the Parewah, 



