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(4) Anthocephalus Cadamba (Appendix IY-4). 
{a) Locality where tested. —Kurseong Division, Bengal. 
(b) Best method of seasoning. —Not known, the timber resulting from 
all experiments was rotten, due to fungus attack. The timber, which 
was all seasoned in the open and exposed to three heavy monsoons, 
had chiefly deteriorated at the points of contact in the stacks. The 
timber which came from the bottom of the piles and which had there¬ 
fore been partly protected, was found to be sound and hard, which indi¬ 
cates that were it to be seasoned under cover for about 12 months and the 
stacks broken occasionally, the timber would season without deterio¬ 
rating. This supposition is partly corroborated by the fact that this 
timber is extensively used for tea-boxes, where it is not exposed to exces¬ 
sive moisture. From the nature of the timber it is not suitable for 
anything but internal match-boarding, light rafters, dry goods packing 
cases, and to a limited extent for joiner’s work. 
(5) Artocarpus Chaplasha (Appendix IV-5). 
(a) Locality where tested. —Kurseong and Chittagong Divisions 
Bengal. 
(h) Best method of seasoning. —The results obtained both in Kurseong 
and in Chittagong show that it is best to girdle the trees but that there 
is no advantage in allowing the trees to stand girdled for over 12 to 18 
months. After felling and conversion, the planks and rafters should, 
if possible, be allowed to season for a further period of six months under 
cover. 
(c) Other methods of seasoning. —Seasoning in the log either with 
bark off, or with bark on, and with the ends protected, as also green 
conversion, gave fair to good results though, in several cases, these 
methods of seasoning gave rise to fine surface and end cracks. 
(d) General remarks. —The sap-wood of this timber perishes very 
rapidly and should be excluded when converting the logs into planks 
.and rafters. 
(6) Bassia latifolia (Appendix No. IV-6). 
(a) Locality where tested. —Bahraich Division, ^United Provinces. 
(b) Best method of seasoning.— The best results were obtained by 
converting green logs, followed by stacking in the shade for 12 to 18 
months. Better results were obtained with one-inch than with two- 
inch planks, while in both there was a considerable amount of surface 
-cracking ; the two-inch planks showed a strong tendency to warp. 
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