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by 6 months’ seasoning in the plank or scantling, while by girdling for 
only 1 year nearly equally good results were obtained. 
(c) Other methods of seasoning. —Seasoning in the log, either with 
ends treated or untreated, resulted in a considerable amount of splitting. 
Conversion from green logs gave very poor results, while immersion of 
the logs in water gave no better results than land seasoning in the log. 
(d) General remarks. —Converted planks and scantlings should be 
stored under shelter, as the timber is liable to deteriorate from fungus 
attack. It is also somewhat liable to attack by borers, if seasoned in 
the log. 
(21) Morus indica (Appendix IV-21). 
(а) Locality where tested. —Lahore Division, Punjab. 
(б) Best method of seasoning. —The best results have been obtained 
by girdling the trees and allowing them to stand for 12 months, followed 
by 6 to 12 months’ seasoning in the plank or scantling, but even this 
treatment does not obviate the tendency of the wood to warp. 
(c) Other methods of seasoning. —Slightly inferior to the timber 
obtained from girdled trees, was that from logs seasoned with bark on 
and the ends treated with Loracine. Logs, the ends of which were 
treated with either tar or cowdung and mud gave poor results, which 
indicates that such substances are not sufficiently dense for use in very 
hot climates. Timber converted from green logs was of poor quality. 
(d) General remarks. —The chief defect in this timber is its tendency 
to warp badly. This can be overcome to a great extent by careful 
quartering of the logs and by never including the whole core of the tree 
in a scantling or beam. The timber is used by the trade for sporting 
requisites and small articles such as bedstead legs, when slight warping 
is of no great consequence. 
(22) Ougeinia dalbergioides (Appendix IV-22). 
(а) Locality where tested. —North Division, Kanara, Bombay ; and 
South Chanda Division, Central Provinces. 
(б) Best method of seasoning — 
(i) Timber from the log. —The best results obtained in Bombay 
were by either seasoning in rough squares for a year or more 
and subsequent seasoning in the plank for a year or by 
converting the logs when green and seasoning in the plank 
for 12 to 18 months. In South Chanda the best results 
were obtained by felling either in January or August, and 
seasoning in the log for a year, followed by 6 to 12 months’ 
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