MYSORE ANT) OOOKG. f!! 



Wood of little value, being porous, soft, and very 

 subject to the attacks of insects. It may be greatly 

 improved however, like other soft woods, if steeped 

 for a few days in strong lime water. Weight 30 

 lb. per cubic foot. Used for the construction of 

 toys and canoes. Medicinal properties are possess- 

 ed by the roots, as also the gum which exudes from 

 the liber. 



Cultivation-— Exactly the same as for Bomhax, 

 only that the seedlings may be planted closer, say 

 30 feet apart. 



62 Lagunaria Patersoni, Don. 



All Australian tree cultivated in the Botanical 

 Gardens. Having a whitish, evergreen foliage, and 

 being of conical growth, the species is eifective for 

 grouping with other trees. 



" Diameter 18 to 30 inches ; height, 40 to 60 feet. 

 Found on the alluvial river banks of the Don 

 Eiver, Port Denison ; timber white, close-grained, 

 easily worked -and used for building purposes." 



Walter Hill 

 63 Durio Zibethinus, DO. 



The Durian tree. The several attempts made to 

 establish this species in the Lal-Bagh have resulted 

 in failure. It requires moist tropical heat. 



X. STEROULIACE^. 

 64 Sterculia foetida, Linn. Kan. Penari, Bhatala, 



Jaynkatala. 



Fig.—Bot. Plates Lai- Bagh CWlection. IVir/ld Tc. 

 t. 181 ami 3(!:f. 



References.— Fl. of Brit. Ind. ; Diet, of Econ 



Prod, of In J. ; Pharm. Ivil. 



_ A deciduous tree having its branches in horizontal 



tiers. Leaves digitate and borne mostly at the 



e)ids of the branchlets. Flowers appear in the 



