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REPORT ON THE VEGETATION OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS. 
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Appointment 
Journal 
Unfavourable time of Deputation ... 
The time of Deputation too short ... 
Geological features of South Andaman and adjacent islands 
Probable sinking state of the Andaman Islands 
Temperature and climate 
General Botanical aspect of the Islands from sea 
Attempt to divide the Andaman Flora into zones and districts 
Vegetation of the shores ... ... 
Ditto coasts ... ... 
High Forests of the interior parts or central zone 
Vegetation of the woodless spots ... 
Ditto cleared lands ... ... 
Ditto sea ... »»» ... 
Influence of the seasons upon the vegetation ... 
Andamanese Flora generally a Malayo-Burmese one 
Peculiarities of the Andamanese Flora 
Importance to distinguish introduced plants from indigenous ones 
Centres of species of plants ... ... . • 
Proportion of the species along the coasts to that of the interior 
Probable number of phanerogams indigenous on the Andamans 
Previous Botanical collections and reference to Appendix A. 
Recapitulation ... ... ... ... 
Proportion of the cryptogams to the phanerogams 
Andamanese and Burmese names for plants 
Rome -Zoological remarks, as far as connected with the Flora 
Importance of exploring the Andaman Islands scientifically 
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APPENDIX A. —Enumeration of the plants on the Andaman Islands. 
A. —Dicotyledon es 
B. —Mono co ty 1 edo lies 
C. —Cryptogams 
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APPENDIX B, —Report on the forests of the Andaman Islands. 
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State of Forest Department at Port Blair ... 
Major B. Ford’s Report 
Forests practically reviewed 
Difficulty of ascertaining forest trees exhabitu ... 
Quality of timber ... ... *•» ... 
Uncertainty of Burmese names 
Trees observed in the forests, their girths, &c. 
No teak or any first-rate timber ... 
Palawa or Iiuppalee forests ... ... 
Second-rate timber trees ••• ... 
Difficulty of transportation of timber 
Exportation of these timbers unnecessary ... ... ... ... 
Importance to preserve the Andamanese Forests 
Unhealthiness of level lands likely to bo alleged inadmissible 
Appendix to the Report on the Forests of the Andamans, containing the list of the 
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APPENDIX C.—Sketch map of South Andaman and adjacent Islands. 
