110 FORKST TREES. 



perties are attributed to the fniit, leaves, ancj seed. 

 A cement is also made from the latter which is 

 generally used by the Kurbars as a dressing to 

 kamblies or country-made blankets. The acid 

 exhalation from the foliage of the tamarind tree is 

 said to be injurious to health, on which account the 

 peasants will rarely sleep under.it. Grasses and 

 other plants languish under its shade, and eventually 

 die off as the shade becomes denser ; but this in all 

 probability is due to the absence of sufficient light, 

 and the presence of numerous surface roots which 

 monopolise the space under the branches of the tree. 

 The tamarind tree assumes the form of agig^antic 

 bouquet, and is ah admirable subject for avenue 

 and scenic planting. 



Cultivation.— Tamarind seeds germinate very 

 freely and there is no trouble in transplanting seed^ 

 lings while they are under a foot in height. But for 

 roadside planting it is advisable to rear the seedlings 

 in baskets or tile-pots until they are about two feet 

 high. , Growth is usually very slow in hard or stiff 

 adhesive soils, but when the soil is made up, or 

 naturally of a loose nature, the glrowth will be com- 

 paratively rapid, although never very rapid in the 

 case of this species. A good crop of tamarind fruit, 

 the produce of a single tree, will realise Es. 4 — 5, 

 while the bazaar value of fruit-pulp is Es. 2 — 3 per 

 maund of 25^ lbs. 



228 Bauhinia tomentosa. Linn. Kan. Vana sampage. 



^ig.—BoL Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylv. 92. 



Reference.— Diet of Econ. Prod.oflnd. 



• A shrubofthe scrub.tracts. Occasionally enl- 

 tivated m gardens for its fragrant leaves and pretty 

 yellow flowers. The former are said to cure headache 

 aad are externally applied for that purpose, es- 



