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Aesculus assamicus, (Aesculaceae . ) 39102. Seeds from 
Darjeellng, India. "A moderate-sized deciduous tree, found 
in northern Bengal, in the Khasia Hills, Assam, and Burma, 
ascending to 4000 feet. The leaflets are 5-7, shortly 
petioled. Panicles narrowly lanceolate, nearly equalling 
the leaves, lower pedicels longer. Petals white and yel- 
low. The wood is white, soft and close-grained but very 
rarely used. It weighs about 36 lbs. per cubic foot." 
Albizzia marginata . (Mimoscaeae . ) 39104. Seeds from 
Darjeellng, India. "A large, deciduous, fast growing 
tree, met with in the sub-alpine tract from the Indus 
eastward ascending to 4000 feet in Oudh, Bengal, Burma, 
and South India. This tree is attracting considerable at- 
tention in Assam. It has been found that tea flourishes 
better under it than when exposed to the sun. The most 
favorable explanation of this fact is that the leaves 
manure the soil; the roots, which do not penetrate deep, 
tend to open up the soil, while the shade is not so severe 
as to injure the tea, the leaves closing at night and dur- 
ing the early morning. The gum which flows copiously from 
the stem is used by the Nepalese for sizing their Daphne 
paper. The sapwood of this tree is large and white while 
the heartwood Is brown and generally not durable. The 
wood is used in the manufacture of cart-wheels, wooden 
bells, and in Bengal it has been tried for tea boxes for 
which purpose it will probably be well suited." 
Albizzia odoratissima . (Mimosaceae . ) 38996, 39103. Seeds 
from Darjeellng, India. "A large deciduous tree, met with 
in the sub-Himalaya tract from the Indus eastward, as- 
cending to 3000 feet in altitude. This tree yields a dark 
brown gum in rounded tears, tasteless but soluble in 
water. The bark is boiled by the Garo people together 
with the leaves of the dugal {Sarcochlamys pukherrima) and 
the yarn of their cloth to give the latter a brownish 
color. As a medicine the bark is applied externally and 
is considered efficacious in leprosy and in inveterate 
ulcers. When boiled in ghi (clarified butter) the leaves 
are used by the Santals as a remedy for coughs. The tim- 
ber made from this tree is used in the manufacture of 
wheels, oil-mills and furniture. The timber is excellent 
for all purposes requiring strength and durability and is 
considered one of the most valuable of jungle timbers." 
Amoora rohituka. (Meliaceae.) 38998. Seeds from Dar- 
jeellng, India. "An evergreen tree with a large crown of 
branches, which is widely distributed over the Malay 
Archipelago and the Philippine Islands. The fruit is 
smooth, pale yellow or red in color, and from one to one 
