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branches on tlie lower portion. The bark of the sapling is then smooth 
and an almost silvery white, and a patch of advance growth of young 
A-njan presents at that time a very conspicuous appearance. See Plate D. 
{d) Age of 10- foot Sampling. 
It may be interesting to calculate, from what has been said, the 
average age of a sapling 10 feet high. We start on the assumption 
that when height growth set in, the sapling was 3 feet high and 12 
years old. A further growth of 7 feet, at an average rate of 10 
inches a year, would occupy another 8 years, thus bringing up the 
age of the sapling at that height to 20 years. 
As the sapling advances in growth to the pole stage, the only outward 
alteration in its appearance is the gradual change in the character of the 
bark, which becomes dark grey and rough, with irregular vertical cracks. 
(4) Growth from the Pole Stage to Maturity. 
(a) Height Growth. 
We have been unable to obtain any statistics regarding the rate of 
height growth on the sandstone formations in the Nimar District, 
but as regards the growth on trap we have the following facts to go on. 
In 1874 some of the roads in the Civil Station of Khandwa were planted 
with Anjan trees. Assuming these to have been three-year-old 
seedlings, the present age of these trees would be 37 years. The average 
height of 45 of these trees was found to be 35 feet, which gives us an 
average growth of 9-3 inches per annum. The soil in this instance was 
extremely shallow, dismtegrating trap being followed by hard trap rock, 
as a rule 6 inches below the surface. At the same time it is more than 
probable that pits with prepared earth were dug for the planting of these 
trees. 
We have searched in vain for any statistics relating to height growth 
in other areas. The factors of the locality, and more especially the soil, 
have, of course, a decided effect on the height growth. Generally we 
may say that on sandstone formations under the best conditions Anjan 
frequently reaches a height of 80 feet and more ; Brandis says ‘ ‘ occasion- 
ally 120 feet,” but in the shallow soil of the trap formation it seldom 
attains a height of even 60 feet. 
