324 THE WOODS OF BRITISH BUItMAH. 



Cultivated ; heartwood almost black, used for kelves, walking-sticks, 

 mallets, &c. &c. 



36. Dalbergia, sp. Yin-dike. Weigkt, G4 ; girth, 9 ; length, 35 ; price 

 Is. 6d. Common in the plains and on the hills ; a kind of blaekwood well 

 worth notice ; the sapwood of this tree decays rapidly, but the heartwood 

 is extremely durable, it is black, sometimes with white and red streaks, 

 elastic, but full of natural cracks ; used for ploughs, bows, handles of 

 Dahs and spears ; there are probably two kinds in the country. 



37. Inga xylocarpa, L. Pynkado. Weight, 60 to 66 ; girth, 9 ; length, 

 50 : price Is. 6d. A magnificent tree, abundant throughout the Forests on 

 and near the hills ; the " Ironwood " of Pegu ; the sapwood is attacked by 

 white ants, and decays easily, but is very small in large trees ; the heart- 

 wood of full grown trees is said to last as long as teak ; this wood would 

 be invariable if it were not for its weight ; used for house and bridge- 

 posts, ploughs, boat-anchors, in the construction of carts and for other 

 purposes. 



38. Leguminosa. Thitpouk. Weight, 35 ; girth, 4 ; length, 20 ; price 

 Is. A light-wood not much used. 



39. Pteroearpus dalbergioides. Padouk. Weight, 60 ; girth, 9 ; length, 

 35 ; price Is. 6d. Trees of the largest size of this strong and beautiful 

 timber abound in the Forests, east of the Sitang River, also in the valley 

 of the Salween River, and its tributaries, the Thoungyeen, Foonzalen, 

 Hlineboay, Houndraw, and Attaran ; much less frequent in Pegu, and 

 entirely wanting in some districts ; wood prized beyond all others for cart- 

 wheels ; the trees are felled green, and are split up into short planks, 3 ft. 

 6 in. long, 2 ft. wide, and 9 inches thick ; three of these pieces make one 

 wheel, and a pair is sold on the spot in the Forests of the Prome District 

 at from twelve to twenty-five rupees (24s. to 50s.) ; the wood is extensively 

 used in the gun-carriage manufactories in India. 



40. Albizzia, sp. Kokoh. Weight, 48 ; girth, 12 ; length, 60. In the 

 Northern districts of Pegu, on and near the lulls ; the wood is valued by 

 the natives as much as Padouk (No. 39) or even more so ; it is used for 

 cart-wheels, oil-presses, and canoes ; in the Prone district a special tax was 

 levied on the felling of " Kokoh" and "Padouk" under the Burmese rule ; 

 large trees are becoming very scarce in the Irrawaddy valley, but are not 

 uncommon in the Toungoo district. 



41. Pongamia, sp. Thinwin. Weight, 60 ; girth, 6 ; length, 20 ; price 

 Is. 6d. Not uncommon in the dry Forest, in the plains and on the hills ; 

 the heartwood which is black and tough, but rather small, is used for the 

 cross-pieces of Burmese harrows, the teeth being made of Sha (No. 29), 

 Myoukkhyau (No. 58), and Gjo (22). 



42. Leguminosa. Poukthenma-myek-kyouk. Weight, 58 ; girth, 5 ; 

 length, 15. A light-coloured, close-grained wood ; much prized by Bur- 

 mans. 



43. Leguminosa, Tounkatseet. Weight, 45 ; girth, 10 ; length, 50. 

 Not uncommon on the hills ; wood used for canoes. 



