the District of Noowerahalmoyia. 



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The most valuable timber trees of the District are the fol- 

 lowing. 

 Paloo. 

 Halmilill. 

 Meelli. 



Sattinwood (the Booroottoo and Weerunde of the natives) 

 ( Sweitenia chloroxylon. ) 



Koobook or Koombook ( Terminalia alata.) 

 Tammana. 



Meegaha (Bassia longifolia.) 



Kiri Kohng. 



Ebony. 



Of cultivated trees we have the following. 



Cocoanut ( Cocosnucifera) , which does not succeed nearly 

 so well as in the Maritime districts, The produce does 

 not by any means equal the demand ; the usual rate of 

 exchange is two cocoanuts for one seer of rice. 



Palmyrapalm ( Borassus Jlabelliformis) ; not common; it 

 is little prized. 



Talipot ( Corypha umbraculifera ) ; seldom met with, except 

 in the south-east part of the District. 



Jack, rare, though in some villages it bears readily. 



Mango, very rare. 



Of the smaller fruit bearing trees and plants, the following 

 are to be met with in gardens ; orange, lime, papaw, 

 pine-apple, murunga, pomegranate, plaintain, brinjal, 

 ( Salanum melongeua) ; bandukai, ( Abebnoschus esculen- 

 tus) ; thampala, ( Amaranthus ) ; pathola,or snake gourd 

 ( Trichosanthus anguina) ; besides a few varieties of 

 gourd, melon, and bean. On none of these is the least 

 care bestowed, and the produce is in every respect in- 

 ferior. 



The following arc some of the plants which I have introduced ; 

 Casuarma?, 



