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74. Diospyros, sp. Gjoot. "Weight, 49 ; girth, 3 ; length, 15. Wood 

 similar to that of the foregoing, but a much smaller tree ; small quantities 

 of black-heart wood (Ebony) are occasionally found near the centre of very 

 old trees, of this and another kind nearly related to it. (Taybeu). 



75. Strychnos Nuxvomica, L. Khaboung. Weight, 52 ; girth, 3 ; 

 length, 15. Trees small, but common ; wood close-grained and hard. 



76. Wrightia, sp. Toung-za-lat. Weight, 55 ; girth, 5 ; length, 40. A 

 beautiful wood. 



77. Spathodea stipulata, Wall. Paet-than. Weight, 48 ; girth, 4 

 length, 20. Used for bows and spear-handles, also for paddles and oars. 



78. Spathodea, sp. Thit-lin-da. "Weight, 63 ; girth, 6 ; length, 50 

 price Is. A white wood, not much used. 



79. Spathodea Rheedii, Spreng. Tha-khoot-ma. Weight, 35 ; girth, 7 

 length,. 30 ; price Is. Wood used for yokes and cart-poles. 



80. Bignonia, sp. Than-day. Weight, 33 to 36 ; girth, 7 ; length, 30 

 price 6d. A light loose-grained wood, not much used. Br. weight, 125 lbs 



81. Bignonia, sp. Kyoun-douk. Weight, 23 ; girth, 2 ; length, 15 

 Wood not used. 



82. Cordia Myxa, L. Thanat. Weight, 33 ; girth, 4 ; length, 15. 

 Wood soft, not used ; leaves collected extensively, sold for cover-leaves for 

 cigars. 



83. Vitex, sp. Kjeyoh. Weight, 45 ; girth, 3 ; length, 15. Wood used 

 for tool handles, much prized, but rather scarce. 



84. Vitex Leucoxylon, Roxb. Htouk-sha. Weight, 42; girth, 12; 

 length, 30 ; price Is. A large tree, very common in the plains, wood grey, 

 deserves attention for furniture ; used for cart-wheels. Br. weight, 142 lbs. 



85. Premna pyramidala, Wall. Kyoon-na-lin. Weight, 52 ; girth, 5 ; 

 length, 30. Wood strong, used for weaving shuttles ; trees small. 



86. Tectona grandis, L. Kuyon — Teak. Weight, 40 to 51 ; girth, 18 ; 

 length, 90. The best Teak Forests in British Burmah are on the hills 

 between the Sitang and Irrawaddy rivers, and in the Thoungyen valley, but 

 even these Forests are poor compared with the extensive tracts covered with 

 Teak, producing Forests to the North of the British boundary, especially 

 on the feeders of the Sitang and Sal ween rivers, and some of the tributa- 

 ries of the Meinam, or Bankok river. The trees also, are as a rule, much 

 larger, and the shape of the stem more regular, in the Forests of the 

 Burmese Empire, the Siamese Kingdom, and the Karennee country. The 

 tallest Teak tree measured in Pegu was 106 feet high to the first branch. 

 The strength and density of Teak Timber vary exceedingly, according to 

 the locality where the tree is grown. The extremes observed in preliminary 

 experiments were 40 and 50 lb. per cubic foot, and 190 lbs. to 289 lbs. 

 breaking weight. Teak when young, grows very rapidly. The two stems 

 sent were dug out by me in July, 1858, at the Thinganenoung nursery in 

 the Attaran Forests. The seed had been sown in March and April, 1856. 

 The plants therefore were two years and three months old. The largest 

 seedlings had a girth of 13 inches, measured one foot from the ground, and 



