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about Bangalore and in other parts of the Mysore Province. I 
have seen sandal trees growing vigorously in its company in the 
suburbs of Bangalore and at Butchipally near Cbikkaballapur. It 
is also a very good host for sandal and yields the valuable Seekai 
(soap-nut). 
(54) Acacia Suma — (Deciduous tree). — Round about Bangalore 
and in some of the Denkanikotta sandal areas I found this species 
associated with sandal. It is very largely attacked; the scars of 
haustoria in some cases were more than one inch long and | inch 
wide and exposed the woody cylinder of the host to view ; callus 
wood had been formed in some of the wounds caxised by the haus- 
toria ; the haustoria were prominently high and woody in some 
cases. Though as a timber tree it is not of much use, it seems to 
be an excellent host for sandal. Even its thick roots are attacked 
largely. 
(55) Alhizzia Lehheh — (Deciduous tree). — This is affected to a 
inoderate extent ; the scars of haustoria are fairly large and deep, 
showing up the woody tissues of the host to view. Even large roots 
are attacked and it appears to be a tolerably good nurse. Being a 
useful timber tree its association with sandal deserves to be encour- 
aged ; it is common in all sandal tracts, though occurring sporadi- 
cally. 
(56) Alhizzia odoratissima — (Semi-evergreen tree). — Sandal 
grows very luxuriantly when associated with this species on the 
.Tavadi hills, especially at Eambugudi and elsewhere. The scars 
of haustoria are very large, being sometimes an inch long and | inch 
broad and very deep, though, in the many cases examined by me, 
they were covered over by callus formation. This is one of the best 
hosts of sandal and being also a very good timber tree, its growth 
with sandal enhances the value of the yield. Two affected roots of 
this are figured in plates IV and V published in the September 
number of the Indian Forester, Volume XXIX. 
(57) Alhizzia amara — (Deciduous tree). — I found a root 50 feet 
long of this species covered with sandal haustoria all along its 
length, but the haustoria were somewhat far apart, of medium size 
and hard. Some of the scars were covered over by callus wood. 
This tree yields good firewood and small timber and is a common 
associate of sandal in dry scrub jungles. It may not be as good 
