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SHORT NOTES ON PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS. 
Botanic names and 
classification. 
European. 
c 
Indian. 
Dalbergia. 
Sissoides. 
Leguminosae 
Ptero- 
carpus. 
Marsupi- 
num. 
Legu- 
minosae.. 
Eatty, or 
Vitty 
Marum. 
Yengay 
Marum. 
Tectona 
grandis. 
Yerbenaceae. 
Teak 
Marum. 
Gruelina 
Arborea. 
Yerbenaceae. 
Pentaptera 
glabra. 
Terminaleae. 
Coomy 
Marum. 
Curry 
Murah 
Marum. 
i 
Eroovaloo 
Marum. 
Mitch 
Marum. 
i ... ... 
Pillah, or 
Peela 
Marum. 
Indian 
names in 
Nurrum 
Seesum. 
Hoonee, or 
Hussum, 
or Beebla 
(Eng.) 
Honey- 
Wood. 
Teak, 
or Sagwan. 
Saya. 
Sag. 
Sewanny. 
Shewun. 
Curry 
Mutty, or 
Colla Mutty. 
Aeen. 
Mairtee. 
Sadura. 
Gugil, 
or Yerool. 
Jamba. 
Morarty. 
Makur 
limbo. 
Kat yelloo. 
Colla Plas 
(Eng.) 
Jack Wood. 
General description and uses. 
The same as the last, but not so 
valuable. Used as rosewood in 
furniture. 
A very large and beautiful tree, 
especially when in flower. The wood 
is dark coloured and strong; but it 
requires to be kept dry, as it will not 
stand exposure to wet. It gives out 
to wet lime (whitewash for example) 
a dark, misty, brown colour, which 
deteriorates it for house building. 
It yields a resinous substance, which 
is collected in large quantities in 
Malabar, and sent to England under 
the name of Kino. It sustains 370 
to 400 lbs. per inch bar. 
In endurance under exposure it 
seems superior to all other Indian 
woods. Differences in quality, ac¬ 
cording to latitude, soil, or situation, 
are very observable. It sustains 
about 400 lbs. per inch bar. 
A large tree, wood dark coloured, 
very hard, heavy and strong, pro¬ 
curable in large beams for house 
building. It sustains 430 to 450 lbs. 
per inch bar. 
Uses for 
ordnance 
carriages. 
Trails. 
Perches. 
Spokes. 
Shafts and 
poles. 
57. *Kelative Powers, by Computation, of the Service 9" and 10"f 
M.L. rifled guns. The results show :— 
(1) That the 10 " projectiles would strike a harder blow at 2000 yards than the 9 " would at 
the muzzle. 
(2) The power of perforation possessed by the 10 " shot or shell at 1500 yards is the same as 
that of the 9 " at the muzzle. 
* O.S. Committee Extracts. Part 1, Vol. VI. p. 86. 
f Eight of these guns form the armament of H.M.S “ Hercules.’ 
