MYSORE AND COOEG, 101' 



to "wMcli it was a source of protection in former 

 days. It forms an impenetrable thicket, and is said 

 to have • been employed by . Hyder Ali to cover his 

 fortifications. It is a good nurse-plant for sandal 

 seedlings, and would form an excellent fence for 

 plantations. The flowers are in bright yelldw racemes 

 and very pretty. 



210 C^salpinia coriaria, Willd. 



The American sumach or divi-divi. An um- 

 brella-shaped tree with beautiful dark-green foliage 

 and small yellow flowers. Cultivated at Banga- 

 lore and in a few provincial stations, but nowhere 

 on a; large scale. There are some good trees in 

 the compound of Stewart's CofEee Works at Hunsur, 

 as also on Mr. Petrie Hay's property in the same town. 

 The divi-divi is rather slow of growth at first, but 

 once started is very tenacious of life, and apparently 

 lives to an old age. As a tanning material, the sinuous 

 pods are of great value. The few trees in local cul- 

 tivation fruit abundantly every year, and there is 

 reason to suppose that the species would become 

 remunerative in the forests. Full-sized pods contain 

 50 per cent of pure tannin and are worth 100 — 150 

 rupees a ton. One or two fine trees may be seen 

 in the Residency grounds at Bangalore. Seeds have 

 been distributed far and wide for many years. In 

 forming a plantation final trees should stand at 40 

 feet apart. "Wood of little value. 



211 Caasalpinia tinctoria. 



A small tree of South America. Cultivated in 

 the Botanical Gardens. 



212 Peltophorum ferrugineum, Benth. 



Reference.—- Bewfe. M. Austr. 

 A tall unarmed tree of the subdeciduous tracts. 

 Grood for scenic planting. Flowers yellow and showy. 

 Economic properties unknown. 



213 Pterolobium indicum, A Rich. Kan, ]Bada 



bakka. 



