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(c) Degree of Moisture in the Soil. 
We know very little regarding the absolute requirements of the 
species in this respect, but one thing is certain, — ^the Anjan requires 
a constant and permanent supply of water wliile young, which supply 
it takes up through the tap-root it develops. By this means alone is 
it able to survive the months of dry and hot weather, during which 
there is no rainfall and the plant is exposed to scorching dry winds, 
causing rapid evaporation from its leafy surfaces. On the other hand, 
from the sapling stage upwards, which, so far as our knowledge goes 
at present, means from the age of about 15 years, the Anjan can put up 
with very little moisture, and is essentially a drought-resisting species. 
This was very noticeable in Nimar during the droughts of 1901 and 
1904. Whereas following these droughts such species as Tectona grandis, 
Terminalia tomentosa, Lagerstrcemia parviflora, Mangifera indica, 
Buchanania latifolia, suffered severely all over the Division, not only 
coppice being affected, but also mature trees, in the case of Anjan no 
damage whatever was done, even on the driest soils. 
{d) Chemical Composition. 
From what has gone before we can safely say that the Anjan prefers 
sandstones, conglomerates, gneiss, limestone, and generally rock forma- 
tions which produce a sandy loam as soil for the roots, rather than the 
stiffer and more clayey soil changing into moorum which overlies the 
trap. The former soils afford a better drainage, the underlying rock 
being as a rule of looser structure, and this is no doubt a factor favour- 
ing the Anjan, though, as aheady pointed out, individual trees develop 
equally well on an underlying rock of much closer and harder texture, 
provided that rock is a sandstone. 
Mr. E. D. M. Hooper, Conservator of Forests, Madras Presidency, 
writes in a letter to the Conservator of Forests, Berar Circle, Central 
Provinces, regarding the soils most favourable for Anjan, as follows : 
‘ ‘ In the Ahiri Zamindari to the south of the Bhimaram reserve, 
Anjan was found in 1881 over a restricted area, a pure 
forest, the stems being strangely uniform, varying in girth 
from 5 to 6 feet, and in height from 40 to 60 feet, with clear 
straight bole. 
“ The soil ivas a quarUose red gravel, crunching under foot, and I 
have generally observed that wherever Hardwickia is prevalent, 
this soil occurs.' ’’ 
