100 FOREST TREES. 



The s&ppan-wood tree. A small thorny tree or. 

 woody climber of the deciduous tracts. The red heart-^l 

 wood affords a dye which is largely consumed in the,. .: 

 preparation of Gulal. Wood whitish when cut, but 

 quickly turning red from exposure ; solid, close- 

 grained and susceptible of a good polish. Weight 52 

 to 60 lb. per cubic foot ; it imparts a reddish colour to 

 Tfater and is said to possess medicinal properties.^! 

 Sapp*an dye commands a fair price in the Indian mar-.; 

 ket; but the tree is not very iabundant in Mysore; 

 or Odorg. It is easily raised from seeds, in fact re- 

 productive, and is rather showy with its finely pin- 

 nate leaves and large yellow flowers. 



208 Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Swaetz. Kan. Kenjige, 



Ratnagandi. 



Fig. — Sot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. 



A small deciduous tree or large shrub, according 

 to position. Confined to gardens, where it is mostly j 

 cultivated for ornament. The species is best known, ,, 

 to BngHsh residents by the names " Flower Fence " 

 and " Barbadoes Pride. " Flowers large and showy, 

 red, tinged with yellow, and in the variety lutea, ' 

 wholly orange-yellow. Ink is made from the charred 

 wood, while nearly every part of the tree is sup- 

 posed to possess some medicinal virtue. The flowers ■ > 

 are placed in the Hindu temples. 



Cultivation.— liaise from seed and plant at inter- 

 vals of 20 feet in the centre of a large shrubbery.'; 

 Special soil is not needed, but the situation should be '' 

 naturally or artificially drained. ' 



209 Caesalpinia sepiaria, Eoxb. Kan. Kumdu 



Gajjige, HotiSige. 



Pig. — Bot. Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Wiaht 



Ic. t. 37. ^ 



Reference.— Diet, of Econ. Prod, of Ind. 

 -The Mysore thorn. A prickly chmber of ample 

 dmiensions, usually found on the outskirts of villages;* 



