mmm AND coo!«j. 117 



References —F^. of Brit. Ind. ; Diet, of Econ. 

 Prod, of Ind. 



Common on tte plains of Mysore. Usually seen 

 as a thorny shrub', but in favorable situations attain- 

 ing the size of a small tree. The bright yellow, 

 pufi-ball, flower heads diffuse a pleasant odour, and 

 provide the chief ingredients of the manufactured 

 perfume known as Cassie. Sown in drills, and pe- 

 riodically pruned when the seedlings attain size, the 

 Jali makes a pretty fence, and being obnoxious to 

 snakes, and vermin generally, it might be utilised 

 with advantage as a garden hedge. 



Wood white, hard and tough but too small for 

 general utility. Weight 49 lb. per cubic foot. The 

 stem affords a useful gum, and the bark and pods 

 are included among native drugs. 



Easily produced from seed. There is a specimen 

 in the Lal^Bagh, presented by a clergyman, which 

 was brought from the city of Jerusalem, 

 244 Acacia arabica, Willd. Kcm. Kari Jali, Gobli. 

 Fig.— Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 47. 



References.— Dicf. of 'Econ. Prod, of Ind. ; 

 Drury U. PI. 



A small or medium sized tree of the plains and 

 inland dry tracts. Thorny and evergreen. Flower 

 heads yellow. Pod torulose. The babool of India. 

 Common throughout the maidan districts of Mysore, 

 where every part of the tree affords some useful 

 property. Of arborescent species this is the hardiest 

 and perhaps the best known in Hindustan. It 

 grows on the poorest soils and in the least water- 

 ed tracts where other trees usually succumb. 



Wood pale red, turning darker on exposure, close- 

 grained, tough, and, when seasoned in water. Very 

 durable. Weight about 54 lb. per cubic foot. Used 

 extensively for naves, spokes and felloes of wheels ; 



