THE TECHNOLOGIST. [April 1, 1864. 



410 THE TIMBER TREES OF CEYLON. 



Cassia Fistula, Linn. "iEhoela," S., " Koanay," T. — "Wood close- 

 grained, but small and curved ; used for tom-toms, and all parts in 

 medicine or the arts. 



C. Florida, Yah! "Waa-gas," S. — Wood extremely hard and 

 durable. 



C. Timor iensis, D. C. " Aramana," S. — Heart wood, hard and black, 

 like ebony. 



Jonesia Asoka, Roxb. — This can scarcely be a timber tree. 



Dialium ovoideum, Thw. " Gal-syambala-gas," S. — Wood strong and 

 handsome ; well adapted for ornamental furniture. 



Cynometra ramiflora, Linn. "Gal-Mendora-gaha," S. — A serviceable 

 wood, but must not be confounded with the Mendora. See Fipterocarpece. 



Bauhinia tomentosa, Linn. " Petan," S. — Wood dark and heavy, but 

 small. 



Adenanthera pavonina, Linn. u Madatiya-gaha," S., " Auny Koon- 

 duniany,'' T. — Timber valued for its solidity ; the heart-wood cf old 

 trees of a deep red colour, and called coral-wood ; very hard and 

 durable. 



A. bicolor, Moon. " Mas-moru-gaha," S. — A very ornamental tree ; 

 timber smaller than the above. 



Dichrostachys cinerea, W. et A. " Andara," S., " Vudutala-maram," T. 

 — A small, crooked tree, most abundant in Jaffna ; a hard, heavy, and 

 dark-coloured wood, and, perhaps, without exception, the toughest wood 

 in Ceylon. 



Acacia eburnea, Willd, — North of the island. 



A. tomentosa, Willd. — " Ani-muller," T. — North of the is]and. 



A. Inicophlea, Willd. " Katu-andara," S., " Velvaylam," T. 



A. Catechu, Willd. " Eat-kihiri-gas," S., " Wodahalay," T. 



All the foregoing Acacias are indigenous ; and with A. Arabica, 

 Willd, cultivated in Ceylon, produce hard, small, and curved timber. 



Albizzia Lebbek, Benth. " Suriya-mara," S., " Vaghay- maram, T." — 

 "Wood used for bullock-bandies. 



A. odoratissima, Benth. " Surre-mara," S., A. amara, Boivin ; A. stipu- 

 lata, Benth. ; " Hulan-mara," S. ; and A. procera, Benth. — Not indigen- 

 ous ; are all useful woods. 



Piihecolobium bigeminum, Mart. " Kalatiya-gaha," S. — Not much 

 vised. 



P. dulce, Benth. " Gorkapulli," T. — The Madras fence plant, now so 

 common in Colombo, is a rapid-growing tree. 



The plants of the fast-growing Dalbergia Sissoo, said to form a valu- 

 able timber tree in twenty years' time, and so freely distributed over the 

 island in 1844, have grown well in several of the provinces ; but some 

 of those planted in the fort of Colombo fell last year from the effects of 

 drv rot, or some other fungus which attacked their roots. 



A species of Dalbergia produces the famous Bombay blackwood, so 

 like rosewood, and so commonly used for furniture. 



