322 THE WOODS OF BRITISH BURMAH. 



8. Berrya mollis, "Wall. Petwoon. "Weight, 56 to 62 ; girth, 7 ; 

 length, 50 ; price Is. 6d. Found on elevated ground ; wood red, much 

 prized for axles, the poles of carts, and ploughs, also used for spear- 

 handles. 



9. Erioloena, sp. Dwa-Nee. Weight, 47 ; girth, 7 ; length, 50 ; price 

 Is. 6d. Trees not uncommon but not very large ; wood of a beautiful . 

 brick-red colour, tough and elastic, used for gun-stocks, paddles, and rice- 

 pounders. A wood well worth attention, the weight being moderate. 



10. Grewia Microcos, L. Mya-ya. Weight, 51 ; girth, 4 ; length, 10. 

 Found on elevated ground ; wood not used. 



11. Dipterocarpus alata, Wall. Ka-nyin. Weight, 38 ; girth, 25 ; 

 length, 100 ; price 6d. The wood oil-tree of Burmah ; the wood decays 

 verv fast ; used for canoes, which last only from three to four years. 



12. Dipterocarpus grandifiora, Wall. Eng. Weight, 55 ; girth, 10 ; 

 length, 60 ; price Is. This tree forms, in company with a few other kinds, 

 extensive Forests, which cover upwards of 2,000 square miles in the 

 Province of Pegu ; wood somewhat more durable than that of " Kanyin " 

 (No. 11) ; used for canoes, house-posts, planking, &c. &c. 



13. Dipterocarpus, sp. Kyau-thoo. Weight, 43 ; girth, 20 ; length, 

 80. A large tree found in the hills ; wood used for canoes and cart- 

 wheels. 



14. Hopea odorata, Boxb. Thingan. Weight, 46 ; girth, 12 ; length, 

 80. One of the finest timber-trees of the country ; found near mountain 

 streams and in the ever green Forest ; large specimens of this valuable tree 

 are common East of the Sittang river, but rather scarce in the greater part 

 of Pegu ; wood much prized for canoes and cart-wheels ; boats made of 

 this wood are said to last for more than twenty years. 



15. Hopea, sp. Thingadoe. Weight, 52 ; girth, 20 ; length, 100 ; 

 price Is. 6d. Large trees abound in the same localities as the foregoing, 

 but the wood is not equally valued. 



16. Hopea Suava, Wall. Engyin. Weight, 55 ; girth, 7 ; length, 60. 

 This faluable tree is found in the Eng Forest ; large trees not common in 

 Pegu ; wood tough and hard, but heavy, used in house-building, for bows 

 and a variety of other purposes, said to be as durable as Teak. 



17. Shorea obtusa, Wall. Theya. Weight, 57 ; girth, 7 ; length, 50 ; 

 price Is. 6d. In the Eng Forest and on the brow of hills in Pegu ; wood 

 valued equally with Engyin. 



18. Mesua Ferrea, L. Gangau. Weight, 69 ; girth, 5 ; length, 20. 

 Cultivated in Pegu on account of the beauty and fragrance of its flowers, 

 but wild in Tenasserim ; wood said to be used for furniture. 



19. Garcinia cowa, Boxb. Toung-tha-lay. Weight, 42 ; girth, 6 ; 

 length, 20. Scattered over the hills ; wood not used. 



20. Calophyllum, sp. Tha-ra-phee. Weight, 57 ; girth, 4 ; length, 20. 

 Wood used for carving images, occasionaUy for canoes. 



21. Calophyllum, sp. Poonyet. Weight, 39 ; girth, 12 ; length, 60 ; 

 price Is. 6d. Firewood. 



