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The sown area was frequently grazed over by large herds of deer espe- 
cially at night in spite of its having been fenced with thorns, and a large 
number of seedlings were damaged or destroyed. Notwithstanding this 
damage, the number of plants now surviving must be very much larger 
than what the subordinates have counted, as it is improbable that they 
noticed all the sandal seedlings amidst the dense growth of rank vege- 
tation along the Sagileru. 
16. Information available regarding the results of the sandal sowings 
in the other localities is meagre and incomplete, and the following brief 
remarks are based on what I saw when I last inspected some of the 
localities. 
Chelama. — Dongahhavi sandal sowings. 
On 1st September 1906 there were 14 sandal seedlings with an 
average height of about 4" : overgrown with grass and weeds which 
were subsequently cut and removed : the area had not been properly 
protected, it was therefore fenced later on. 
Sowings North of the Chelama Tank. — 'Inspected on 1st September 
1906, and found a few sandal seedlings. Somng was done in cleared 
patches which was a mistake. Some of the seedlings healthy : they were 
of the same average height as those at Dongabhavl. As the area was 
unprotected, orders were issued to fence it with thorns to keep out cattle 
and wild animals. 
Sowing near Tunga.penta. — Inspected on 28th October 1906 : a number 
of sandal seedlings were found east of Tungapenta sheds on the right 
bank of the stream and in another patch south of the Railway line and 
west of the station buildings : the seedlings were healthy and some of 
them were about 5" high. Forester was ordered to fence them. 
Sowing near Mad dipenta.—Ins^eciQA. on 2nd August 1907 and could 
trace out only 2 sandal seedlings which were not healthy ; the area selec- 
ted was unsuitable owing to heavy cover of bamboos and tree-growth 
overhead and a dense covering of leaves on the ground, causing heavy 
drip from above and damp below with insufficient admission of light : 
there were few or no young plants of species suitable as hosts for the 
sandal on the ground. A number of seedlings germinated but all of 
them died off ovdng to damp and drip, only the 2 seedlings surviving. 
Sowing near Chinna-Mantrala. — Inspected on 5th August 1907, and 
found 4 sandal seedlings on the west side of the Camping-ground on the 
