THE WOODS OF BRITISH BDKMAtt 325 



44. Melanorrhcea usitatissima, Wall. Thitsee. Weight, 54 ; girth, 9 ; 

 length, 30. The varnish tree of Burmah ; rare in the Irrawaddy valley ; 

 common in the Forests East of the Sitang River, prrticularly South-east of 

 Sitang Town ; wood dark red, hard, and close grained ; used by the Bur- 

 mese for the stocks of their wooden-anchors, tool-helves, &c. 



45. Garuga pinnata, Boxb. Khyong-yook. Weight, 52 ; girth, 9 ; 

 length, 40 ; price Is. Tree rather common in plains and on the hills : 

 wood not much used. 



46. Odina Wodier. Nabhay. Weight, 65 ; girth, 12 ; length, 50 ; 

 price Is. 6d. Tree rather common on the hills ; heartwood red ; used for 

 sheaths of swords, spear-handles, oil-presses, and rice-pounders. 



47. Terminalia Bellerica, Boxb. Titseim. Weight, 40 ; girth, 12 ; 

 length, 80. Common throughout Pegu ; wood not used. 



48. Terminalia Chebula, Betz. Pangah. Weight, 53 ; girth, 12 ; length, 

 80 ; price Is. 6d. Common on the hills ; a valuable wood, used for yokes 

 and canoes ; heartwood yellowish brown. 



49. Terminalia bialata, Boxb. Lein. Weight, 39 ; girth, 12 ; length, 

 80. Common ; wood not used. 



50. Terminalia macrocarpa. Htoukgyan. Weight, 58 ; girth, 12 ; 

 length, 80. One of the largest trees in Pegu ; very common, and the stems 

 of very regular shape, heartwood dark brown, used for house-posts and 

 planking. 



51. Conocarpus aciuninatus. Yoong. Weight, 50 to 57 ; girth, 12 ; 

 length, 80 ; price Is. 6d. Almost equal to the preceding in size and the 

 regular growth of its stem ; wood reddish brown, hard, and strong. Br. 

 weight, 226 lbs. If it were not for their weight, Nos. 46, 48, 50, and 51 

 would be most valuable for furniture. 



52. Careya arborea, Boxb., var. a. (dark.) Bambouay. Weight, 55 ; 

 girth, 9 ; length, 20 ; price Is. 6d. Common throughout the country ; 

 wood used for gun-stocks, house-posts, planks, &c. 



53. Careya arborea, Boxb., var. b. (light.) Bambouay. Weight, 55 ; 

 girth, 9 ; length, 20 ; price Is. 6d. Same as foregoing. 



54. 55, 56, and 57. Eugenia obtusifolia, Boxb. Thabyehgjo. Weight, 

 48 ; girth, 9 ; length, 20 ; price Is. Eugenia cerasoides, Boxb. Thabyehgyin. 

 Weight, 51 ; girth, 9 ; length, 40 ; price Is. Eugenia, sp. Thabyehthapan. 

 Weight, 50 ; girth, 9 ; length, 30 ; price Is. Eugenia caryophylloe-folia, 

 Boxb. Thabyehgah. Weight, 56 ; girth, 6 ; length, 20 ; price Is. The 

 different kinds of Thabyeh have a hard red-coloured wood, but not straight- 

 grained, and supposed to be brittle ; the stems are occasionally used for 

 canoes, especially those of Thabyehgah. Br. weight of the Thabyehgah, 

 254 lbs. 



58. Blackwellia tomentosa, Vent. Myouk-kyau. Weight, 56 ; girth, 

 6 ; length, 70 ; price Is. 6cl. Wood tough, of a light yellow colour ; used 

 for the teeth of harrows. 



59. Lagerstrcemia pubescens, Wall. Laizah. Weight, 53 ; girth, 12 ; 

 length, 100 ; price Is. A very large tree, stem not always perfectly round, 



