160 JOURNAL, R-.A.S, (CEYLON). [VOL. XVII. 



Wood in old trees dark red, very hard, durable. Weight, 

 about 60 lb. per cubic foot. Suitable for buildings, rafters, 

 and posts. 



132. — Cassia marginata. 



Ratu-wa, S. dz%&o. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. II., p. 104. 



A smallish tree with wide-spreading branches, brown, 

 much-furrowed bark. 



Leaves pinnate, with leaflets about thirty in number, small, 

 with a distinct pointed apex, smooth above, slightly pubes- 

 cent below. 



Flowers small, a beautiful salmon-pink, on rather long 

 racemes. Pods much shorter than last, with duller surface 

 before ripening. 



Only in the dry forests towards the south-east of Sabara- 

 gamuwa ; not as common as the last. 



Wood pale brown, very hard, close, weighing about 60 lb. 

 per cubic foot. Suitable for wheel spokes, or legs for 

 tables, as the heartwood is rarely large. 



This is an abundant tree near Tisamaharama. 



[Dry region ; very common.] 



133. — Cassia auriculata. 

 Ranawara, S* d©}€)d. 



Trim. Cey. Flor., vol. II., p. 106, plate XXXIII. 



A bush with many wide-spreading branches and smooth 

 brown bark. Leaves pinnate, closely arranged, with large 

 ear-shaped stipules. Leaflets about twenty-four, with 

 mucronate apex. 



Flowers large, bright yellow, in racemes generally crowded 

 at the ends of the branches, very conspicuous. Pod rather 

 papery and thin. 



Found only in the dry districts, such as the lower part 

 of the Kolonna Korale, where it is exceedingly abundant. 



I record this species only for the sake of its value, medici- 

 nally. 



