1161- FOBEST TREES. 



Fig.-Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 44. Wight Ic. t. 254. 



'References.— Diet of JEcon. Prod, of Ind.;Fl. of 

 Brit. Ind. 



A very lofty tree of the Coorg and Malnad forests, 

 where it occasionally attains a height of 50 feet be- 

 fore it forks. Leaves decidiious in the hot season, 

 bipinnate, very large, reddish when young. Pod 

 long-stalkesd, flat or strap-shaped,with a narrow wing 

 on one side. The planters of Darjiling call this tree 

 the red or pink cedar, and make their tea-boxes 

 from it. In Coorg it is used for shingles ; but its 

 greatest utility is, perhaps, as a shade to coffee, for 

 which it is well adapted and much prized. Planters" 

 in the Wynaad and elsewhere gladly pay Rs. 3 per 

 lb. for the seed. 



Mr. Graham Anderson writes of the species in 

 the following terms : — 



" One of the most lofty and elegant trees ia the 

 forest, which affords excellent shade, and is readily 

 propagated by seed. In imcleared jungle seedhngs 

 are frequently found in profusion. Millions of 

 young plants have been planted throughout Mysore 

 within the last few years. The timber, usually, is 

 said to be light — weight 39 lb. per cubic foot — and 

 straight-grained. Some trees spHt splendidly into 

 shingles, but others are found totally unfit for that 

 purpose." This fine treehas recently been introduced 

 for cultivation at Bangalore, and fairly good speci- ;• 

 mens may be seen at the Lal-Bagh and in the Cubbon 

 Park, although poor in comparison to the mae-ni- 

 ficient growth of the Malnad. It will be observed 

 from the foregoing remarks that the species is self- 

 productive. 



243 Acacia farnesiana, Willd. Kan. Kastari iali 



Kasturi gobli, ' 



n$—Bedd. Fl. Sylv, t. 62. Wight Ic. t. 300. 



