204 Pitt' IT & FOREST TREES* 



Names it De«iiptious of Wood. 



j i s i ft weight suspended 

 nd I inch.,.. *.,.„_ L.— 



w . i , J When put into o frame 

 VVe,Rnt b inches wide, 1 inch 



iHjunrr. 



the middle, lie 

 broke under— 



bat's 



( A. Ttmpnng founts- " hard- iron ctys, taels 

 | wood," used iu some platen instead 

 B3X of betel -nut along with Wtr-l-leaf , . 

 I i>u. Henar 1 these are alt used ia 

 L /Jo- IU*»it>a i house-building .... 



04. htiimuffii— -a large tree 



R5. bubutti— is a low shrubby tree; its 

 bark contain* a very mcous juice ; an oil 

 is extruded from this which u used in cu- 

 taneous fcQectiona by the Uurmans. Great 

 Care is required in cutting the tree down, 

 for if the sup" reaches the face of (lie wood- 

 cutter* it will be swelled in a hideous man- 

 ner and his sight will be endangered. .... 



86. To Joak — a dark-leaved small tree 

 to which supe rsi i lion affixes a sa«re,d cha- 

 racter. Most old and insulated trees arc 

 held to be ki.nn:it, and small white flag? 

 are up stuck near them, and often pro pit La- 

 atory offerings made to the spirits sup- 

 posed to reside on the spot 



87. Jut!— teak. This valuable timber 

 was introduce I into the Island by the late 

 D. Brown ,1^., and many trees have already 

 been felled of respectable dimensions^ but 

 little pains are taken elsewhere to extend it. 



88. Kut/wi runnit — Cinnamon. This 

 nee was introduce*! before 1796 by Lord 

 1 1 chart and would have succeeded hud .t- 

 trnljon been paid to iu cultivation ; one or 

 two tree* atone remain, it i* believed, ou the 

 1*1* hd, . , ' ■ - 



ft9. &udao tootiiHj— the Euphoriant j the 

 Malays use it as a drug foi cattle. ♦ . . 



5>o. Kroitfi — krge tree, does not floaty 

 fibrous future. It is a valuable wood ; 

 t! t ( hinese u?e it for masts and rudder* to 

 ll.cir Junks. The Mutaya for house posts ; 

 less durable than Tampnnes orTummawoo. 

 The lxn k is astringent and is used by Ma- 

 lays instead of beielnut w hen the hitter is 

 scarce. The fruit is Cd'tbk ; the wood is 

 t ot * ery buoyant. . a 9i 



01 . Kuyao mrang, ot Siam wood, a black 

 wood, winch takt:s u high polish. It may 

 be hud, but Joes net grow here. . * . J 



9*2. Chumpada £yer— Wgh tree, grow-, 

 ing in markka*. The wood floats. It b 

 u ; llowi,h. U is used in making boats. 

 Js abundant at Krcau river. Its bark is 

 very flexible uud >!.uu:, ,and is used 

 in "mat rig walls for native houses, grana- 

 Btfl **c. . . . 61 



93- iVi/jw Kuitt —is a moderate-sixed 

 iree, about I i fool diameter, the bark is 

 very tbiu and vertically fttidwij colour, 

 fawn, hard, used to make mortar poiels, 



twto. 



lbs. 



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