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germinates in about ten days. The stripping of all leaves and branches 
with the exception of the leading shoot in the first cold weather probably 
strengthens the leading shoot and reduces the food supply of a defoliator 
which always attacks this tree. Very fast growing; it should attain 6 
to 8 ft. in 12 months and 15 ft. in 24 but in very favourable circumstances 
(at Kaptai, Chittagong Hill Tracts) it attains 25 to 30 ft. in 24 months. 
It is very susceptible to damage by game and cattle. 40 seeds to 
the oz. 
Hovenia dulcis. —Bangi in Nepalese. Lower hills up to 4,000 ft. 
Grows best in jhoras and low valleys with good soil. Seeds December 
to January. Seed must be well dried and sown in shaded nurseries in 
March. It germinates in 10 days and grows fast reaching 9 inches to a foot 
in three months from the time of sowing. It reaches 6 to 8 ft. in 18 
months on Mongpoo. 
Juglans regia. —Walnut, Okhar in Nepalese. Grows best from 3,000 
to 6,000 ft. in jhoras and especially on old charcoal kiln sites. May be 
sown direct or in nurseries, the latter is better especially near villages 
as children dig up the walnuts to eat. At high elevations (5,000 to 
6,000 ft.) it is usually sown in unshaded beds in February or March and 
should be 8-10 ins. high by the end of May. It is sown about an inch 
deep and three inches apart so that pricking out is not necessary. It is 
transplanted in the cold weather when leafless. Some walnuts sown in 
December at 2,500 ft. (Buxa) germinated in 5 weeks. Walnuts sown 
above 4,000 ft. would probably not germinate before April. In an 
experiment (Toong coppice) with beds containing leaf mould and beds 
of ordinary soil, it was found that the walnut in the former failed entirely 
while there was perfect germination in the latter. Further experiments 
in this direction should be made before accepting this conclusion finally. 
Growth rapid up to the sapling or small pole stage at any rate. 50 
seeds per lb. 
Larger stroemia parviflor a. —Sidha in Bengali, Borodhara in Nepalese, 
Plains up to 3,000 ft. especially on a strip a few miles wide along the 
foot of the hills. This species has not been much experimented with. 
The fruit is collected in February just before it opens, it is then dried 
and the seed removed and sown at once. 800 seeds per oz. 
Lagerstrcemia Flos-Regince. —Jarul in Bengali. Occurs naturally in 
Chittagong Hill Tracts and in the extreme east of the Buxa Division. 
It grows sporadically along river banks and will grow on low swampy 
ground. It stands temporary submersion and is said to stand water¬ 
logged soil. As a road side tree it appears to have done well in stations, 
especially Jalpaiguri. Seed is collected in February and March when 
the capsules are about to open. After drying the capsules they are broken 
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