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FOREST TEEES. 



and mortars, rollers, screws and the teeth of harrows 

 are made of it ; it is also used in building, and for 

 various parts of carts and ploughs." Brandis. 



The bark and oil are medicinal products, the 

 latter being expressed from the seed and not un- 

 commonly used, in some parts of the country, as a 

 lamp-oil. The authors of Pharmacographia Indica 

 are of opinion that it is the original Macassar oil of 

 commerce, and that it is now retailed in Germany 

 under the above name, on which account it is 

 recommended as a desirable application to the scalp, 

 which promotes the growth of hair. Rubbed up with 

 the oil, the astringent bark is used to cure itch, acue, 

 and similar skin affections. 



Cultivation- — Seeds germinate fairly well in a 

 moist position. But later in growth, a comparatively 

 dry situation is appreciated between the altitudes 

 of 1,000 and 3,000 feet. It is an effective avenue 

 tree planted at 40 feet apart. 



167 Sapindus trifoliatus, Linn. Za». Kugati, Anta- 



wala, Artala. 



Fig.-Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. Fl. 



Sylv. t. 154. 

 References —Pharm. Ind. ; Vict, ofEcon. Prod. 



of Ind. ; Drury U. PI. 



The soapnut tree of South India. Of this'species 

 there are two distinct forms in Mysore. One with 

 large, acuminate, glabrous leaves, often trifoliolate, 

 and the other having comparatively, small pinnate 

 leaves ; leaflets stout, emarginate, pubescent under- 

 neath. Fruit usually S-lobed, each lobe being the 

 size of a small cherry. Abundant throughout the 

 maidan, especially in the vicinity of villages, where 

 it attains a medium height. Bare of leaf in March 

 and April; flowering in October and affording ripe 

 fruit m February, Of indigenous trees, this is one of 

 the best known on account of its saponaceous fruit, 



