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3000  feet  the  tree  does  not  always  grow  well,  and 
it  is  liable  to  diseases.  The  wood  must  be  of  very 
good  quality. 
14.  Djadjawai . Ficus  spec.  (See  No.  42  Kiava.) 
15.  hjamhoe.  \_Jamhu.'\  Jambosa  spec.  div.  The 
wood  of  all  kinds  of  jambu  is  hard  and  heavy.  In 
the  mountain  regions  the  fruits  are  all  inedible. 
Ifi.  DJamoedJoe-  Podocarpus  spec.  When  planted 
outside  of  the  primeval  forest  this  tree  grows  badly. 
Its  home  is  in  the  higher  lying  belt  (4000-5000 feet), 
where  it  forms  one  of  the  forest  giants.  The  wood 
is  a good  timber. 
17.  DJati.  Tectoua  spec.  Of  well-known  utility. 
18.  DJeniil-o/.*  I’itliccololiiiuii.  spec.  The  quality  of 
Djengko!  wood  leaves  not  much  to  be  desired  for 
tea  chests,  but  it  has  an  unpleasant  odour,  which, 
however,  cannot  penetrate  through  the  tea  lead. 
The  tree  grows  quickly,  and  is  to  be  met  with  in 
abundance.  The  fruits  are  unwholesome.  He  who  eats 
much  of  them  becomes  djcnijholeuin,  a peculiar  disease. 
19.  J>Jcrock.  Citrus  spec.  div.  Only  the  ftjcroel' 
gi^de  or  puraelo  attains  to  sufficient  dimensions  to  en- 
able it  to  be  sawn  into  planks.  The  wood  is  however 
far  too  liard.  The  fruits  consist  fat  dOUUfeet)  of  i husk 
and  J a sour,  bitter,  librous  kernel. 
20.  JtjeunudHufj.**  Albizzia  Miimlafa.  (Filet). 
Although  this  wood,  which  is  obtainable  in  large 
quantities,  is  stronger  and  denser  than  that  of  A. 
moluccana,  and  is  one  of  the  most  largely  used  for 
tea  chests,  yet  serious  defects  attach  to  it.  The 
tree  is  not  so  easy  to  plant,  and  grows  much  less 
quickly  than  its  transmarine  brother.  On  the  ot  ier 
hand  it  is  better  able  to  stand  the  wind,  and  not 
so  subject  to  damage  from  insects.  The  heart-wood 
and  the  sap-wood  are  very  differently  colored,  which 
gives  a mottled  appearance  to  the  chests.  The  sap- 
wood  rots  very  easily,  and  then  becomes  perme.atod 
by  a dark-colored  mycelium.  If  it  is  not  quickly 
and  thoroughly  dried  and  kept  dry,  the  planks  be- 
come covered  with  moulds  and  fungi,  which  cause 
them  to  adhere  to  each  other.  This  disadvantage 
is  not  possessed  by  the  wood  of  A-  molttocaiia.  Th  s 
last,  also  named  DJeimr/djing  laoct,  is  in  these  re- 
gions mostly  designated  Alhasia  (Ses  No.  1)  by  the 
nhabitants.  Of  one  variety  (?)  named  Djewifjding 
eutak  the  wood  is  totally  useless.  It  shrinks  to 
such  an  extent,  that  a plank  becomes  not  only 
much  smaller,  but  wholly  distorted. 
21.  Dioeufi.  This  large-leaved  tree,  with  very 
small  blossoms,  is  seldom  met  with.  Superficially 
it  resembles  DJati  or  Sruipocr.  It  grows  in  t<^gal 
districts,  intermixed  with  Malaka,  ki-bodas,  bintinoe, 
(to.  The  wood  is  reddish-colored,  pretty  strong, 
but  coarse. 
22.  Djoewa,r.  Cassia  spec.  Very  suitable  as  a 
shade-tree  along  big  roads.  The  wood  is  much  too 
hard  for  tea  chests. 
23.  Gadok.*  Bischofia  spec.  Very  useful  for  tea 
chests,  but  largely  attacked  by  boring  chaiei's. 
24.  Ga' iwjg^.ni.  Di.ra  spec.  More  suited  for  living 
pagers.*  When  well  pruned  the  tree  grows  pretty 
high  and  stemmy  and  possibly  suitable  to  be  sawn 
into  planks.  The  wood  is  also  sufficiently  solid. 
25.  Jlamerang.  Ficus.  (See  No.  42  Kinra.) 
26.  Uauiiroeng.**  Vernouia  spec.  A forest  giant, 
belonging  to  the  family  of  the  Compositre  (in  this 
respect  unique  ?).  When  planted  from  seedlings  in 
the  forest,  the  tree,  with  good  pruning,  grows  up 
vigorously,  but  it  has  still  to  be  seen  to  what 
dimensions  it  will  attain.  TUe  wood  is  exceptionally 
suitable  for  tea  chests. 
27.  Hampelas.'^  Ficus  spec.  This  variet^N  of  Ficus 
differs  from  all  others  by  having  a wood  very  suit- 
able for  tea  chests.  As  iir  the  leaf,  which  is  on 
that  account  used  as  sand-papet,  so  the  wood  also 
appears  to  possess  siliceous  deposits,  which  render 
it  tougher. 
28.  Hantap.  Sterculia  spec.  The  wood  of  the 
Haiitap  is,  fautp  de  uiicu.c,  useful.  The  tree,  which 
becomes  very  large,  allows  itself  to  be  planted 
everywhere  freely,  and  planted  aloii"  roads  forms 
beautiful  avenues.  The  scarlet-red  fruits  have  a 
pretty  effect. 
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29.  Ilaroeman.  Alhiz^ia  spec,  (or  Fithecolohium'!). 
ihe  wood  13  bad  and  moulds  very  rapidly. 
30.  Hoeui.  Ani idesma  S2rec.  Hard  wood. 
31.  J/oeroe.  The  number  of  varieties  of  Iloeroe 
13  legion,  and  very  different  in  ajipearance.  The  best 
known  are  JL  uiunoek  {Acer  spec.?),  JL  koneng  S 
batoa,  II.  pq/oiug,  JL  hiicur,  II.  I, iris.  AH  vield  p 
not  very  durable  timber,  which  is  however  very 
useful  for  tea  ehests. 
32.  Fadoe.  spec.  The  well-known  prized  and 
abhorred  Durian.  At  3000  feet  gives  fine  Fn-cro  i.  “ 
but  small  tasteless  fruits.  The^wood  is  rather^  b^d’ 
33.  Kajavg.  Quercus  spec.  Among  thf  Jav«nl  ’ 
oaks  the  “ Pasaug  ” is  the  most  known  but  th® 
“ Lajang  is  apparently  the  best.  The  wood  of 
pasang  is  white  and  coarse  of  fibre.  The  f 
heart-wood  Is  not  inferior  to  the  best 
wainscoting.  When  freshly  cut  and  sawn^howeTer 
It  may  split.  It  is  very  durable,  wheu  waxed  or 
p(olished  IS  prettily  veined,  and  is  impregnable  tn 
white-ants.  In  some  forests  the  tree  is^found  ' 
large  numbers.  It  is  erroneous  to  speak  of  „asa,,n 
kagnng,  pasang-kikwer,  etc.  ' ^^"9- 
34.  ■ Faliage  A shrub,  with  twining  branches,  which 
sometimes  attains  the  compass  of  a tree  The  1 
hard  and  sharp  thorns  are  rightly  very  much  feared' 
3o.  AaUketa,i._  Croton  spec.  (?).  Perhaps  a cor 
ruption  of  kaliki-oetan  Filet  3324).  In  other  nln.L 
also  called  ki-rautja.  The  treelet  sffited  for 
living  pagers,  always  handsome,  either  from  the 
bright-red  young  leaf,  or  from  the  white  cluster! 
of  flowers,  or  from  the  red  berries..  Deserves  to  be 
planted  in  gardens. 
36.  Kalimorot  Casianea  spec.  Good  building  tim- 
ber,  not  suited  for  tes  chests.  ° 
37.  Kanioeniiuj.  Murray  a spec.  Very  hard  wood 
yellow-colored,  seldom  in  dimensions  of  any  con!!’ 
queiice.  ^ Gunse* 
trang'ijX-''''  pretlg 
40.  Karet.  Ficus  spec.  (See  No.  42  Kiara  ) 
41.  Aareumbi.  Carumbium  spec.  A smoii  . 
IS  not  much  noticed.  Useful  as  undeiSowtb 
forest  planting.  'S'gronth  in 
-12.  Mara.  Ficus  spec.  The  wood  nf  .,ii  • .. 
of  I'icus.  Uroslignm,  or  CovelHa  (with  the 
of  Uouipcla^  No.  27),  is  too  weak  L ^^?ea 
some  ot  them  arc  only  of  value  from  tn  ^ chests ; 
handsome  growth,  others  as  produces  of  caLt^P  ^^ 
The  g»e.is  of  the  »k,.tS 
of  other  trees,  is  very  luterestiuo-  mu. 
apparently  deposited  there  in  the  duno-  of  u- 
The  young  plant  sends  downwards  a ro^oiffit 
as  a spider’s  thread,  which  at  lentTfi,  , u 
ground  and  ends  by  becoming  a stem  thlTem' 
o verpowers  and  overgrows  the  supporting  tree 
imesthe  supporting  tree  contiLes  ?o  Hve  7"; 
then  one  sees  in  a A'lara  some  hraimbpo 
tirely  different  foliage,  for  instance  of  7 
sometimes  it  dies  and  then  forms  p hmt  ; 
in  the  Aiara  stem.  When  the  nrim  ° cavity 
felled  and  burnt  such  a Ami-rcC^r 
times  stand  for  several  days  flamino-  some- 
Sometimes  two  or  more  varieties  of  AM  ^ snmking. 
grown  together  on  one  stem  Lt  hi 
leaves  and  fruit  at  different  ’times  ^ ^ various 
bylmtStul  ets?tXr7w7  7®““e»«3ed 
44.  Ki.bo.la.s.  iJlackiSnt  sic 
hard  and  durable  wood,  diffioult^o'  wo?r7l,p7^^ 
belongs  to  the  tcgal  flora  and  is  mW  ‘'I’ce 
yearly  burning-off  of  the  high  gmsTJ, 
toot.  This  peculiarity  it  has  ia  cominm, 
si-hiaug.  liS'upoer,  Ac.  common  with  iVa/aka, 
tree.  Handsome  white  buildiun  fin  large 
very  fine  of  texture.  timber,  hard  and 
hard  and  heavy 
(j’ileii  {See  No.  33 
TOd,  “roc-  Vevy  ,to»8  .hd  tough 
* Kaclosufes,  fences.— rr 
