S4 -POEEST TEBES. 



Cultivation— The Site possesses great vitality and 

 is reproductive from seed and coppice. Seeds germi- 

 nate freely in the nursery also. With regard to posi- 

 tion the tree does equally well in mixed or evergreen 

 zones, providing that the soil is deep and the eleva- 

 tion 2,600 to 4,000 feet. A good rainfall is also favor- 

 able, as it is noticed that the trees are smaller in : 

 size as they approach the dry districts. 



In forming an exclusive plantation of this species, 

 the seedlings could be planted at 15 feet apart with 

 the view of subsequently removing every alternate 

 ' sapling. 



198 Dalbergia rubiginosa, Roxb. An extensive 

 woody climber of the Western Ghats. 



199 Dalbergia sympathetica, Nimmo. 



A powerful climber having strong recurved thorns. 

 Flowering in February and March. The roots and 

 leaves afford native drugs, and the bark is used to 

 remove pimples. 



200 Dalbergia lanceolaria, Linn. Kan. Hassurganni, 



Hasar ganni. 



Fig.-Wight Ic. 1.366; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. 88. 



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

 Prod, of Ind. 



' -^Jarge tree of the deciduous forests. Flowering 

 an March and ripening its fruit in June. A^ erv at- 

 tractive while in leaf, and worthy of a central 

 place in ornamental grounds. 



frJ°^\ ^^i^'^^' teavy weighing 62 lb. per cubic 

 f(X)t but not very durable, although it is said to be 

 used for buildmg m some parts of India. Medicinal 

 properties are attributed to the root and bark, as 

 also to an oil which is expressed from the seed The 

 species can be propagated from seed, and grows weU 

 m garden, forest, or loamy soils. A highlv oma- 

 mental tree, although bare of leaf for rather a bug 



