Timbers. 



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[3 AX. 1901 



The durability of tlie wood has been proved over and over again. A notable 

 example being the old Peradeniya Bridge near Kandy which has just been pulled 

 down, and which was constructed entirely of satin wood. Railway sleepers of this 

 wood h?)ve been known to last for 30 years. Tt is also white-ant proof. 



The tree also yields a wood oil and a yellow dye, and the bark has a 

 medicinal property. A gum exudes from the bark which might be used as a 

 substitute for gum arabic. 



I am indebted to Mr. Broun's notes and Mr. P. Lewis's book for some of the 

 above information. 



