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tree, which has a light-ash-coloured, roughish bark, is, perhaps, less com- 
mon than in the open plain. In the former I have observed it growing 
on the pipal, where its seed had been dropped by birds. Its timber is 
useless, the ripe fruit is edible. 
68. Garuga pinnata, Kox : Jcharpat. A rather handsome, tall tree, 
whose old and blackened bark comes away in flakes leaving the fresh 
ash-coloured below.. It is common throughout the inner part of the 
forest. The timber is little valued, but is used for planks, &c. The 
bark is collected by tanners, and the leaves, which are exceedingly sub- 
ject to galls, are used as fodder, whence the name khar-pat — grass-leaf. 
Cart load lb ; 4| x /§ yd. 1/2. 
69. Glycosmis pentapliylla, Corr., pilllu pilrw. A small shrub abun- 
dant in some places in and outside the forest, and only noted for its 
sweetly fragrant flowers. 
70. Gmelina arborea, Kox : humhar. A fine tree, occasionally seen 
planted in the open plain, and common in the inner part of the forest. 
Its old, dark, outer bark peels off in broad irregular scurfy flakes, leav- 
ing exposed the new of a very light ash-colour. 
The timber is very little valued here, except for making large bowls, 
the yokes of ploughs, &c, but it is tolerably close-grained and elastic, 
and it is said that very few timbers possess so much strength with so 
much lightness. 8 maund 1/ — . Baker found a six feet bar, two inches 
square, break with 580 lbs. It is durable, does not warp and is not 
obnoxious to the attacks of insects. In the Peninsula it is employed in 
turnery, and for making carriage panels, drums, chairs, &c. 
71. Greivia elastica, Royle, phalsd, pharsid {dhaman). Common all 
over the forest, but never attains any great size. Its timber is like that 
of some others of its class, tolerably close-grained and elastic, and is in 
some places employed for making carriage-shafts, &c. Its fruit is eaten 
by natives and reckoned " cooling." 
72. G. oppositifolia, Buch : bhenwal, bhimul. Rarely extends outside 
the Siwaliks. In the hills its bark fibre is much used for making an 
inferior kind of rope. 
73. G. sapida, Rox : pharsia. A small bush species only two or two 
and a half feet high, with edible fruit ; abundant in most open places 
throughout the inner part of the forest. 
74. G. sderophylla, Rox : banphdlsa. Rather taller than the last, 
and with the largest fruit of any of these Grewias. It is edible and 
said to be sent from the outer Himalaya to the plains under the name of 
goorhhelee. I do not think, however, that it extends outside the Doons, 
though it is common in them. 
75. Grislea tomentosa, Rox : dharla. Extends only to the outer edge 
of the Siwaliks. It has a very handsome appearance when in blossom, 
and its red flowers (dha) are exported as a dye and medicine. 20 
.seers 1/ — . 
