60 FOREST TEEES. 



In the last edition of « Forest Trees" Kondo mama- 

 di is said to be an unarmed tree, while Jmnvnnu, 

 is armed. It is possible, therefore, that these ver- 

 nacular names apply to different species. 



Protium caudatun var. BoxburgUma, differs from 

 the specific form in the leaflets being abruptly 

 pointed but not acuminate. 



134 Protium pubescens, W. & A. 



A tree of the Western Ghats. Ail the species of 

 this genus grow readily from cuttings. 



135 Bursera serrata, Colebe. 



Fig.— J5o^. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



Reference.— Brand. For. Fl. p. 61. 

 An evergreen tree cultivated in the Lal-Bagh. 

 Perhaps not indigenous to the forests of Mysore. 

 The wood weighs 46 lb. per cubic foot and is said to 

 be good for furniture. Growth very slow at Ban- 

 galore, 



136 Canarium strictum, Roxb. Kan. Manda-dhup, 



Mund-doopa, Harlmuddy, Raldhiipada, Halmaddi. 



'Pig.—Bedd. Fl. Sytv. t. 128. 

 References.— Dici. ofEcon. Prod.oflnd.; Phdrm: 

 Ind.; Gamb. Man. Timb. 



The black dammar, tree. So called on account of 

 the brilliant resin which exudes from the charred 

 trunk. A lofty tree of the Malnad and "Western 

 Ghats. Beddome remarks that " its brilliant crim- 

 son foliage makes it a most beautiful sight when 

 in young leaf." For coffee, " it affol-ds a nice light 

 and very lofty sh*ade, is a rapid grower (in newly 

 opened land) and is generally left." Graham 

 Anderson. 



" A tall tree with straight cylindrical stem. 

 Wood shining white when fresh cut, turning grey 

 on exposure, soft, even-grained, does not warp, 

 but decays rapidly. The wood is much esteemed 



