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the base, and are, in general, more deeply retuse than those 
of what I have called the Pterocarpus Marsupium ; but I 
see no other difference. In Carnata it is called Yegu (Bu- 
chanan's Mysore, i. 26.), in Chsera it is called Vaynga 
(Ibid. ii. 246), which I adopted as a specific name ; but if 
it be different from the Marsupium^ the name bilohus is 
certainly preferable. 
Although Kumphius agrees so far with Jager, as to con- 
sider the Lignum Caliatourense as the Sandalum ruhrum 
most commonly sent to Europe ; yet he thinks that the 
kind used in Arabia and the East is the produce of Africa 
(p. 49.), and likely therefore of a different tree, probably 
the Tawille mentioned in page 46^ and also in page 53. 
Sandalum rubrum malaicense, p. 50. 
This tree seems to grow in thesouthern provinces of Siam, 
but the notices respecting it are so obscure, that I can form 
no conjecture about its affinities. Were it not that Rum- 
phius perfectly knew the Sappan^ I should have supposed it 
to be the same. 
Lignum Tsjidii Sinensiubi^ p. 50. 
Nothing is said concerning this tree, but that it grows in 
the province of Quantunga (Canton), and reaches only to a 
small size, being crooked so as only to be fit for making the 
small cups and sticks used by the Chinese, in drinking and 
eating, in place of wine-glasses and forks. For these pur- 
posesit is chosen, on account of itsbeing supposed an antidote 
against poison. A small crooked tree of this description is 
very common in the south of India, and is called there Dcva^ 
daar, and Black Sandal.^ and may be the same. By Plukenet 
it has been twice mentioned. First he called it Arbor Indica 
prwii sylvestris folio ^ corni maris friictu longiore ci0us lig^ 
num Santalum nigrum ah indiginis Jiabetur. (Mant. 26 ; 
