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thaii it now receives. With cordate shining leaves, 

 and numerous large, yellow, flowers, it js also a dis- 

 tinct and handsome species. 



" Heartwood brick-red, with orange and brown 

 streaks, old pieces, however, losing their bright 

 colour ; hard, close-grained, shining, takes a beauti- 

 ful polish, seasons well. Weight about 50 lb. per 

 cubic foot. It is used for gunstocks, carpentry, 

 paddles, and rice-pounders ; is very handsomely 

 marked, and is well worthy of greater attention."' 

 Lid. of Econ. Prod, of Ind. 



This tree can be propagated from seeds and cut- 

 tings. 



80 Melochia velutina, Bbdd. 



'Eig—Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 5; Wight Ic. t. 509. 

 References. — Kurz. For. Fl. Burm. ; Gamble 

 Man. Timb. 



A small evergreen tree occasionally seen in culti- 

 vation and said to be widely distributed through the 

 warmer parts of India, Andaman Islands, and the 

 Malay Archipelago. 



Wood soft and useless except for floats and toys. 

 The liber affords a strong fibr3 which is valued for 

 cordage. The turtle-net of the Andamans, called 

 yoto-tepinga-da, is composed of this cordage. 



This species is rendered conspicuous among other 

 trees by its whitish leaves. It is short-lived,, and 

 very subject to the attack of white ants. Seeds 

 germinate badly as a rule. 



81 Abroma augusta, Linn. 



Fig.— Bedd. Fl. Sylv, Anal Gen. t. 6. 

 A hairy shrub of the warmer parts of India, Java, 

 and the Moluccas. Cultivated in gardens. An ex- 

 cellent fibre is obtained from the inner bark, (liber) 



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