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Part VI.] Preparation of Turpentine , Rosin and 
Gum. 
the Central Provinces, Khandesh, especially on the slopes of the 
Satpuras, in the Deccan and Carnatic, hut not found in Assam or Burma. 
The tree often forms the major part of the crop on hot rocky hill sides, 
and is often the forerunner of better forests as soon as protection from 
fire and grazing is introduced. .A good deal of information has been 
collected from certain localities as to the number of trees available 
for tapping, the figures in most instances being based on Working Plan 
valuations and reports from local officers. Though it will be seen 
from the following figures that the number of trees is very large, they 
only represent those in selected areas, about which information has been 
collected. 
Name of Division. 
Locality or name 
of Reserve. 
Number of Bostoellia | 
serrata trees available 
for tapping. 
Remarks. 
Bombay Presidency. 
[ 
1. Chopda Range . 
11,56,507 
East Khandesh . «-s 
2. Yaval „ 
8,10,128 
l 
3. Raver „ 
8,46,670 
• 
1. Deomogra Re¬ 
serve. Blocks I and 
II and Ashta 
Round. 
2,10,000 
West Khandesh . • * 
2. Navapur Reserve 
21,48,195 
3. Pimpalner Re¬ 
serve. 
3,17,000 
4. Sakri Range 
Plentiful. No. not known. 
North Khandesh 
Shirpur Range 
61,54,410 
Panch Mahals . •" 
The North of the 
Orodhra Range, in 
East of the Kalol 
Range, South of the 
Halol Range and in 
the Jhalod forests 
of the Eastern 
Mahals. 
A fair number of trees 
available for tapping. 
Central Provinces. 
Eoshangabad . 
Amarwara Range 
The species is common and 
the potential outturn of 
gum-oleo-resin is large. 
Sillewani „ 
Chhindwara • . • « 
Sank ,, . 
■ Common. 
Ambara ,, 
Umreth „ . ) 
Narsinghpur 
Common throughout the 
forests, though the 
number of trees of 
over 3i' girth is 
estimated at only 6,650. 
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