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(d) General remarks. —This is an excellent timber, suitable for all 
Idnds of internal and external construction, and one which finds a ready 
market when in good condition. 
(17) Lagerstrcemia microcarpa (Appendix IV-17). 
(a) Locality where tested. —North and West Divisions, Kanara, 
Bombay Presidency. 
(b) Best method of seasoning. —According to the particulars in Appen¬ 
dix IV, the best way of seasoning this timber is to leave it in the log, with 
bark on and ends tarred for a year or two, and then to convert the logs 
and season the sawn material in the shade for a year. This method has 
resulted in 29 per cent, of split timber. Taking the experiments as a 
whole, seasoning in the log has resulted in excessive splitting, whereas 
water seasoning in the log has reduced this defect to a minimum. 
The methods of seasoning advocated are either immersion of the 
logs in water for a year, land seasoning for 6 months, followed by conver¬ 
sion and seasoning for 6 months under shelter or conversion of green logs, 
immersion of the cut material for 3 months, followed by 9 to 12 months 
seasoning under shade in well-stacked piles. From the records it appears 
that insect attack is local, and if this assumption is correct, then either of 
-the methods advocated should give nearly perfect results. 
(c) Other methods of seasoning. —Converting green logs has resulted 
in 52 per cent, of the timber splitting badly. The two defects from which 
this timber has suffered while seasoning are excessive splitting and insect 
attack. The former defect is serious in all cases of land seasoning, 
without previous immersion in water, whereas water seasoning has 
reduced this trouble to a minimum. It will be noticed that all the timber, 
both land and water, seasoned on the coast in the West Kanara Division 
has been heavily attacked by insects. 
(d) General remarks. —A very sound, strong timber, useful for 
construction, boat-building, shafts, etc. Care taken in seasoning this 
timber according to correct methods will well repay the trouble and 
expense incurred. 
(18) Lagerstrcemia parviflora (Appendix IY-18). 
(a) Locality where tested. —Kurseong Division, Bengal; and South 
Chanda Division, Central Provinces. 
(b) Best method of seasoning — 
(i) Timber from the log. —The best results were obtained by girdling 
trees and allowing them to stand for one year, followed 
by seasoning in the plank for 6 months to a year. Trees 
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