OCCASIONAL NOTES. 361 



There are great differences in the quality of gharu, and 

 great care is taken in classifying them. It requires a skilled 

 man to distinguish between some of the varieties. 

 The names are as follow : — ■ 

 C hand an. 

 Tandok. 



Menju long- u long. 

 Sikat. 



Si hat La nip am. 

 Bulu Rusa. 

 Kenia nda nga n . 

 Wangkang. 



The chandan (padu tiada champur) is oily, black and glisten- 

 ing. It sinks in water. 



The tadak very closely resembles the cliandan. 

 The menjulong-ulong may be distinguished from the 

 chandan and the tandok by its length and small breadth. 

 Splinters, 36 inches long, have been found evidently from 

 veins not pockets. 



Sikat (bertdbun champur kubal dan teras) fibrous with 

 slight lustre will just float in water. Black and white streaks. 

 Sikat Lanipam — the same as sikat } only white streaks 

 more prominent. 



Bulu Rusa will float in water, fibrous, generally of a yellow 

 colour. 



Kemandangan ^floats in water, whitish, fibrous fragments 

 small. 



Wangkang floats in water, fibrous blocks whitish in colour. 

 The chandan tree differs from other ghar 'u trees in having 

 a maximum diameter of about 1 \ feet and very soft sap-wood. 

 Gharu varies in price between §200 and §50 a pikul accord- 

 ing to the variety. The chandan and the tandok are the 

 most valuable. 



Chinese and Malays burn it in their houses on high days and 

 festivals — the latter generally take a supply with them on the 

 pilgrimage to Mecca. The better varieties are used in the 

 manufacture of aromatic oils. 



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