148 ' FOEEST TREES. 



succeeds best near tte sea, but also tbrives fairly well 

 inland, especially wlien manured -with &&h, salt, and 

 other maritinae ingredients or composts. 



300 LagerstrcEmia indica, Linn. 



'Fig—Bot Plates Lal-Bagh Collection. Wight 



III. t. 86. 

 Reference.— F/. of Brit. Ind. 



A deciduous flowering shrub cultivated in gardens, 

 but not observed in the wild state. The pinkish-lilac 

 flowers make a great show during the warm season, 

 when the bush is, bare of leaf. Propagate from offsets 

 and suckers. 



301 Lagerstroemia parviflora, Roxb. Kan. Chemuge, 



Chanitaiigi, Ventaku ? 



Fig.-WigM Ic. t. 69. Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 31. 



References-— PZ. of Brit. Ind.; Diet, of Econ. 

 Prod, of Ind. 



A small deciduous tree of the open plateau. Never 

 large in Mysore, although it is reported to attain to 

 a height of 60 feet at the base of the "Western Hima- 

 laya. In this province it is mostly found skirting the 

 larger deciduous forests and among the hill ranges 

 of the Eastern Ghat. Wood very light grey tinged ^ 

 with red and turning darker towards the centre ;' 

 straiight-fibred, tough, elastic. Weight 40 — 60 lb. per 

 cubic foot. Used for agricultural implements and 

 considered fairly durable. The bark affords fibre, 

 gum, tan and dye, the gum being edible. It is one 

 of the trees on which the tasar silkworm feeds. 



Cultivation.— Easily propagated from seed, but 

 slow of growth for some years and requiring porous 

 soils where there is little stagnation of water. It is 

 perhaps on this account that healthy trees are seldom 

 found in hollows or marshy ground. 



302 Lagerstroemia ianceolata, Wall. Kan. Nandi, 



Nundi, Bolnndur ? 



Fig-^Bedd. m. Bylv, t 30. Wight Jc. 1. 109. 



