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IndiaiL Forest Records. 
[ VoL. II. 
Again : — 
‘ ‘ As regards its distribution, we find it occupying clearly 
defined areas on the rocky quartz soils of Bellary and 
Anantapur, and the sandstones and shales of the Palnad in 
Kistna.” 
Mr. E. M. Crothers, Forest Ranger, ^writes in the Indian Forester for 
July 1905, under the heading “Sylvicultural Notes on Hardwickia 
binata,” the following: — 
‘ ‘ I have seen Hardwickia on all aspects and doing very well so 
long as the soil is inclined to be sandy and deep ; the under- 
lying rock in all the reserves here is chiefly quartzite, which 
yields a reddish-yellow gritty soil on which the growth 
of grass and other vegetation is not very profuse, and this 
seems to be the soil favoured by Hardwickia.” 
These formations are very similar to those of the Punasa and 
Chandgarh Ranges of the Nimar District already referred to as pro- 
ducing the best growth of Anjan. 
On the other hand it is very commonly found on trap, but here we 
come across a peculiar characteristic — ^it is by no means universal on the 
trap. 
To come back again to that main central branch of the Satpuras. 
The whole of it is trap formation, most of it with a very shallow soil- 
covering, bearing the poorest forest growth, and this is particularly 
noticeable over the western portion of the ridge where the Anjan is 
found ; yet there is a definite limit where the railway crosses this ridge 
from south to north. These is no obvious reason for this phenomenon. 
The soil is no poorer to the east, in fact on the extreme east in the 
Khibhit Range the soil is as a rule much deeper, and some of the 
best teak forest is found here. Climate, aspect, rainfall, none of these 
can be said in this prescribed area to affect the question. 
There should be no difficulty in collecting information regarding the 
distribution of Anjan in other districts, and carefully comparing and 
tabulating the information obtained. This, however, is a work that 
can only be carried out by the Imperial Sylviculturist at the Dehra Dun 
Research Institute. Such results would very likely throw further light 
upon the subject, but for the present, at any rate, we must leave it at 
t^s, that the peculiar gregarious nature of the Anjan prescribes in an 
unknown manner the limits of the species on trap rock. 
