23 Indian Forest Records. [Vol. VII 
V. — Bombay. 
The Conservators of Forests, Northern and Southern Circles, and 
their Divisional Forest Officers make certain suggestions as regards 
experiments which might be carried out. Based on these reports, the 
following are suggested:— 
(i) (a) To girdle 6 of each of the following species—(1) Termina- 
lia paniculata, (2) Lagerstrcemia microcar pa, (3) Ptero- 
carpus Marsupium, (4) Dalbergia latifolia, (5) Grewia 
tiliaefoiia, (6) Adina cor difolia, (7) Ougeinia dalbergioides, 
(8) Xylia xylocarpa, (9) Bassia longifolia. 
It) Seasoning 6 logs of each of the above species under a shelter, 
3 being roughly squared, and 3 left in the round. 
( e ) To bury 6 logs of No. 1, ?, 6 and 8 in mud in a tidal creek, 
for 6 or 8 months, and afterwards leave them to season 
in a shady place. 
(iv) To lay down 6 logs of the above 9 species— (i) with ends treated 
with Ligno or Loracine, (ii) with tar and (Hi) with mud 
and cowdung. These logs to be seasoned with bark 
on, and in the same place as those mentioned under (i) (c). 
(Hi) (a) To convert green logs into planks of the above species and 
to convert all the logs mentioned under (i) (a), (i) (c ), 
(i) (e) and (iv) into planks after they are seasoned, so as 
to compare the value of the different methods of season¬ 
ing. 
VI. — Bengal. 
The Conservator of Forests and his Divisional Forest Officers pro¬ 
pose several experiments to be made with different species, based on 
which the following experiments are suggested :— 
(i) (a) To girdle 6 trees of—(1) Artocarpus CliaplasJia, (2) Ced- 
rela Toona, (3) Anthocephalus Cadamba, (4) Michelia 
Clnampaca, (5) Terminalia belerica, (6) Chickrassia tabu- 
laris, (7) Schima Wallichii, (8) Dillenia pentagyna, (9) 
Gironniera reticulata, (10) Lagerstrcemia parviflora, (11) 
Albizzia spp., (12) Lagerstrcemia Flos-regince and (13) 
Duabanga sonneratioides : and afterwards convert the logs 
into boards and stack them in open piles. 
(d) To season logs of the above species in water, with bark 
off, for 3 to 6 months, then allow them to dry in a shady 
place and finally convert them into boards stacked in 
open piles. 
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