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Sowings were commenced under my personal supervision at Dlgu- 
vametta in the latter part of June and July and about 60 acres were 
sown in the whole of the horse-<rram area, in the old teak dibbling’S of 
1905 and along the Sagileru. In the middle of August 1907, I saw 
seedlings germinating in these localities. 
On 5th August 1907 Mr. Aswatham Naidu and myself personally 
supervised dibblings cf sandal vf{ih.\Kanuga at Chinna-Mantrala near the 
Camping-ground and along the Kortikanama path, and the subordinates 
and Chenchus w'ere taught how to do the operation ; the root-parasitic 
habit of the sandal and the species of j^lants in whose company sandal 
grows well were also explained to them. 
On the 7th and 8th August, I myself supervised dibbling in of sandal 
with seeds of Kanuga and Yegi at Pedda-Mantala under bushes of suit- 
able species to the north and we.st of the teak plantation in the cultu- 
ral block. In the teak nursery, sandal and Kanuga were sown in a 
number of bamboo tubes, and the Dejjuty Ranger and the plantation 
watcher were instructed to regularly water them. 
It is hoped these sowings will be better cared for and will prove much 
more successful than those of 1906 wRich was the first year in which 
these operations were initiated. With persistent and steady efEorts at 
dibbling in sandal seed amidst suitable species year after year in cool 
localities and along streams and nullas, I think it is not too much to 
hope that sandal-wood would become established and spread almost 
throughout the Nallamalais at a comparatively small cost and within a 
decade or two. What is wanted is genuine interest and enthusiasm 
among Range ofiicers for this work and frequent inspections and guid- 
ance by their superior officers. If we succeed in establishing even a few 
trees scattered over the whole Nallamalai Range, the species wall spread 
by reason of its early sexual maturity and consequent abundant and fre- 
quent seeding, and by its prolific production of root-shoots or root- 
suckers. 
19. Comparative merits of sandal regeneration [1 ) hy planting out 
nursery-raised seedlings and [2) hy sowing in-situ. 
Although the experiments described in the foregoing pages were not 
conducted in that systematic, methodical and regular manner which 
would entitle their results to claim full scientific w’eight owing to the 
want of a sufficient stafP — the existing staff having been fully engaged 
in a multitude of other important works, still the facts gathered from 
