MYSOEE AND 000B6. US 



heavy and exceedingly hard. Much valued for tent 

 pegs and walking sticks. Wei^t 70—80 lb, per 

 cubic foot. 



240 Parkia biglandulosa, W. & A. 



An evergreen tree introduced from Africa and th© 

 Malay Peninsula. Cultivated in gardens, and occa- 

 sionally at the roadsides in Bangalore, Mysore, 

 and a few provincial towns. Leaves finely pinng-te. 

 The inflorescence is remarkable, consisting as it does 

 of numerous globular heads suspended by a long 

 peduncle. At first the heads are of a brown velvetty 

 colour changing to a darker hue, but when the flowers 

 open they become white, and trees laden alternate- 

 ly with these white and dark balls command a 

 ' close inspection. A large quantity of pollen is dis- 

 charged from the flower-head, which, if Collected, 

 and stirred in water, affords a refreshing drink. 

 The quality of the wood is unknown, but the trunk 

 is tall, well-formled and encased in a thin whitish 

 bark. Foliage not unlike that of the . gold-mohur 

 tree, Poinciana Eegia. The species is easily pro- 

 pagated froihseed, is of moderately quick growth 

 and requires lio specia,! treatment. The pbd^sare 

 produced in clusters and contain a mealy substance,: 

 which has not been utilised locally. 



241 Leucaena glauca, Benth. 



Fig.— Bot, Plates Lal-JBagJb Collection. 



A small, deciduous, tree of gardens and 'W'aste 

 places, but originally introduced from tropical 

 America. Flower heads raliher large, pure white, 

 and appearing: profusely in the rainy seasbn. tJse- 

 ful for small fuel. Dr. Bidie remarks that at Madras 

 the seeds are used for making fancy articles. The 

 species is self -productive. 



242 '^rdcai^piis fraxinifolius, Wight. Kan. mimgi, 



Havulige, Howlige, Hautige, 



