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A l stout a scholar is, R. Rr. Pulai. 
fhA tal V tree ' vith /r e y ba , rk and straight boughs at right angles to 
o f * bejel ut ong'^ ' a ' vborl ' The leaves are smaller than those 
wi^lumldleds 6 gree "’ thC . POdS '° ng and CyHndrical - 
The milky latex is only used for bird catching. 
J he wood is soft and white much like that of Jelutong but 
thL ir’ "?[ ght2 ° bs ,' Id ozs - ' s se,d om used for anything, but 
u • F J e r°ut ^ ne . e s ^ a P e d roots through the ground, which 
as rn >7 ^ ht K are CUt 'l? 1 ? as floats for nets - The bark known 
an ^ ' S b " ter A" d -' S USed as a tonic !n India 11 contains 
an alkaloid known as Ditaine. 
A. angusHfolia , Wall. 
A medium sized tree, common in the Southern woods. 
Wood pale brown tine grained rather light and soft, pores very 
gccto ar — “r ««* 
Taber use montana corymbosa , Roxb. Restong Radak. 
A tree 20 to 30 feet tall but often smaller. Has a soft white 
pores ralher lght vvlth very fine broken up rays and very small 
Loganiace/e. 
Ihe only important genus of timber trees is that of Fagrcea, 
which contains a few fair sized to large trees besides some shrubs 
ana climbers. The most important is — 
Fag ra 3 a /rag ran s, Roxb., CyrtophyUum fragrans, BJ , Tern busu. 
A large tree attaining a height of 60 feet and a diameter of one 
to two feet with thick deeply grooved bark, narrow lanceolate 
leaves, and corymbs of rather small yellow flowers, followed by 
small red berries. It grows in open country often near the sea. 
. e wood is yellowish white hard, compact and very durable, there 
is no sapvvood, the wood being nearly as hard all through to the 
bark. I he rings are fairly distinct and close, rays very fine, with 
concen tries close rather broad and pale, pores few. Weight 30 lbs 
43 lbs. 10 ozs,, 63 lbs. 15 ozs. 1 b 
The wood is very durable untouched by white-ants and fungus, 
and lasts long in the ground. 
Its growth is fast considering the density of the wood. It is 
readily raised from seed, and grows well in open country, but is 
seldom to be met vvjth j n forest. In the san( j y country in Pahang, 
Province Wellesley, Perak, Singapore, it grows well and of good 
F. speciosa , Bl. 
Tembusu bukit, Tembusu Tembaga Tembusu Talang and Tern- 
busu Paya. 
rhis is a very much larger tree than the preceding attaining a 
height of 80 feet or more, and a diameter of five feet. The bark is 
