Chengei ... Not known. Ship and boat 
building. 
Medang Le- 
bar-daun. 
. • 
t 
Bo. 
House building, j 
chiefly for. 
floor-boards. 
Glam Tikus 
Do. 
House building... 
Dttngun . . . 
‘ 
! 
Do. 
. 
In stockades the 
planks are used 
as a defence 
against mus- 
ketry by the 
Malays. 
Xayn Laut... 
Do. 
Used for house 
posts. 
Api-Api ... 
Do. 
Very good fire- 
wood. 
‘ j 
Bruas 
1 
Brugtnje r a 
sp. 
Used for house 
building, b y 
natives f o r 
making oars. 
Sandy grounds 
Plains, sandy 
and 
soil. 
light 
On the plains, 
light and 
sandy soil. 
Banks of rivers 
and near the 
sea-shore. 
Grows in 
brackish wa- 
ter. 
Marshy 
grounds. 
o 
Mars h y 
ground. 
100 to 200 ft.[18 to 25 ft. 
circum- 
ference. 
100 to 180 ft. 10 to 20 ft 
80 to 100 ft. 7 to 10 ft 
100 to 200 ft. 10 to 20 ft. 
80 to 150 ft. 7 to 15 ft. 
50 to 80 ft. 3 to 9 ft. 
* 
30 to 50 ft. 2 to 5 ft. 
Rather 
slow. 
70 lbs. 
30 to 56 cts. 
Scarce 
Rapid ... 
40 lbs. 
30 to 50 cts. 
Getting scarce 
Middling 
- 
Hot ascertain- 
ed. 
Not asrec- 
tained. 
. _ / 
Not very plentiful.. 
- *' ’• 1 
•#* 
Rath er 
slow. 
Do. 
Do. 
A> ‘ . 
Plentiful, but none 1 
in the market. 
Slow 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
, 
Rapid . . . 
Do. 
Do. 
Plentiful, but sel- 
dom brought, to 
market. 
Slow 
Not ascertain- 
ed. 
Not ascer- 
tained. 
• 
Moderately plenti- 
ful. 
Very useful for ship and 
boat, building stands the 
salt water well, frac- 
ture rather short. 
Fracture fibrous, white 
colour, large spars may 
be obtained. Breaking 
weight of a speeinen 2' 
x Y’ x 1”. 4 cwts. 00 lbs. 
This is a middle sized 
tree, colour brownish 
yellow, its red bark is 
much used for tanning, 
fishing* netts, fracture, 
strong and fibrous. The 
wood is not prized, liable 
to dry rot. Breaking 
weight of a specimen 
2’ x l" x 1”. 6 cwts. 7 lbs. 
Colour dark-brown, tim- 
ber crooked and tough, 
not very liable to dry 
•rot. Breaking weight 
of a specimen 2’ 1” x 
1’’, 0 cwts. 28 lbs. 
Colour yellowish, lasts 
five or sis years when 
e s p o.s e d . Breaking 
weight of a specimen 2" 
X 1” X r\ 3 cwts. 
Is very good for firewood, 
grows to a g o o d size, 
colour white. Breaking 
weight of a specimen 
2’ x 1”’ x 1”, 3 cwts. 
Moderately sized tree, 
the wood sinks in 
water. Breaking weight 
of a specimen 2’ by 1" 
by 1”, 6 cwts. 22 lbs. 
