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its use was taught by the Hindus when they pro- 

 pagated their religion, in tWt^emomes of which 

 it is frequently amplioydi," 



The sandal-wood tree is most usually found 

 in hilly districts and rocky situations ; and, when 

 growing on low land, is of a degenerated qua- 

 lity. This latter circumstance is kno^vn to the 

 Ohia^ t lit Sla)|^por% a Chinese mecclmnt 

 oterred, thai &e e^dal-wodd ^iJmd 

 on the rocky monntaius contain* the greatest 

 quantity of oil, and is of iriori! vidue tiian that 

 whicJi grows in low^ situations and rich soil, as 

 ihdi laltsjT fel0*d to ha-Vfe degeneratecL On 

 ask^hisl feoia whence he derived his infor- 

 mation, he stated, " from Chinese books." At 

 the Friendly Islands they use the wood for 

 scenting their cocoa-nut oil, and a piece of tiie 



«hk&| they pfoetif^ it «de6al»0BaIly Irbia the 

 Hdji Islands, aud call it Ahi Fidji, The tree 

 will not thrive at Tongatalm. The species found 

 at the island of Erromanga (^^ew Hebrides) has 

 ovate, entire, smooth, petiolid leaves, of « light- 

 ^ceea edmt ^Itm^^lMA dii^ctly ?dned 

 tmderneatli ; some of the leaves varied by being 

 pointed. It is a tree of irregular and slow 

 growth ; it attains the height of about eight feet 

 without, aiid thirty feet with branches, and 



