92 FOREST TEEES. 



the HoU festival. Anthelmintic properties are at- 

 tributed to the seeds, especially in yeterinary prac- 

 tice, being a well kno-wn remedy for horses. The 

 lac insect is propagated on the tree in Oudh, the 

 Central Provinces and Gnjerat. 



Cultivation.— Seeds germinate very freely (80 

 per cent) within 15 to 20 days. Swampy land is 

 .nnsuited for the cultivation of the species, which 

 affects dry situations among rocks and where the 

 subsoil is more or less gravelly. Plant at 25 to 30 

 feet apart. 

 196 Dalbergia Sissoo, Roxb. Kan. Biridi, Bindi, Cish- 



mabage. 



'Fig—Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. Fh 



Sylv. t. 25. 

 References — Brand. For. Fl. 149; Diet, of 



Econ. Prod, of Ind. 

 This elegant tree is now common about Bangalore^ 

 but elsewhere it is sparsely cultivated, and is not 

 generally found in the provincial forests. Of all local 

 trees, it has proved the fittest for planting in rocky 

 land, and where the soil is naturally poor and stony. 

 Seasoned timber weighs 45 — 50 lb. per cubic foot. It 

 is strong, elastic, and well adapted for works of en- 

 gineering, carpentry, and cabinet furniture. In the 

 latter utility the heartwood alone is suitable, being 

 easily seasoned, distinctly coloured and susceptible 

 of a fine polish. The Sissoo is also known to be a 

 first class wood where great elasticity is required, as 

 in the construction of boats and carriages. But in 

 this part of India the economic properties of the 

 species are practically unknown. In the north it is 

 well known and much appreciated as a timber tree. 

 Possessing pretty fohage and a distinct hal)it of 

 growth, it is an effective tree for grouping, in 

 pleasure grounds, where it is very rarely quite bare 

 of leaf. 



Cultivation.— Seeds germinate readily in the nur- 

 sery-bed, and the species is very self -productive by 



