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course,  "major  produce,"  and  a  paragraph  is  devoted  to  each  of 
the  principal,  the  following  being  typical  .of  those  of  interest  to  the 
drug-trade : 
Acacia  Catechu  Willd. — The  cutch-tree.  A  moderate-sized  to  a 
large  tree,  common  in  most  of  the  drier  parts  of  India  and  Burma ; 
grows  gregariously  on  the  shingly  and  sandy  beds  of  streams  in  the 
sub-Himalayan  tract.  .  .  .  Cutch  and  kath  are  obtained  by  boiling 
down  chips  of  the  heartwood.  Supply  largely  utilized,  especially 
in  Burma. 
Acacia  arabica  Willd. — Babul.  A  moderate-sized  to  large  tree 
of  the  drier  parts  of  the  plains  of  India,  chiefly  in  Sind  (on  tracts 
irrigated  by  the  Indus),  the  plains  of  the  Punjab  and  United  Prov- 
inces, and  the  Indian  Peninsula  generally.  .  .  .  Bark  used  'for 
tanning,  pods  for  cattle- fodder  and  tanning;  also  yields  a  gum. 
Present  supplies  generally  fully  utilized ;  heavily  worked  since  the 
outbreak  of  war  for  the  tanning  industry. 
Dipterocarpus  turbinatus  Gaertn.  f.  Gurjan. — A  very  large  ever- 
green tree  of  Burma,  the  Andamans,  Chittagong,  and  Cachar.  .  .  . 
The  tree  yields  a  wood-oil  known  as  gurjun  oil. 
Pterocarpus  Marsupium  Roxb. — The  gum-kino  tree,  bijasal.  A 
large  tree  of  central  and  southern  India,  extending  north  to  Oudh 
and  the  Kumaun  Bhabar.  Wood  yellowish  brown,  with  darker 
streaks,  very  hard,  durable;  used  for  door  and  window  frames, 
posts,  beams,  furniture,  agricultural  implements,  wheels,  carts, 
boats,  and  many  other  purposes.  The  wood  when  damp  is  apt  to 
produce  a  yellow  stain.  The  tree  yields  a  red  astringent  medical 
gum  known  as  "  kino "  from  wounds  in  the  bark.  Fairly  fully 
utilized  where  accessible. 
S  ant  alum  album  Linn. — Sandalwood.  A  small  tree  of  the  India 
peninsula  from  the  Nasik  and  Nagar  districts  southwards,  particu- 
larly in  Mysore,  Coorg,  and  some  of  the  Madras  districts — N. 
Coimbatore,  N.  Arcot,  N.  Salem,  Bellary,  and  the  Nilgiris.  The 
heartwood  is  yellowish  brown,  hard,  very  close-grained,  and  strongly 
scented;  it  is  used  for  carving  and  fancy  work  of  all  kinds,  and  is 
burned  as  incense,  while  sandalwood  oil  is  distilled  from  it. 
Volume  for  volume,  this  is  by  far  the  most  valuable  wood  in  India ; 
it  is  sold  by  weight,  and  every  portion  of  the  tree  which  yields 
heartwood  of  any  size  is  utilized,  the  heartwood  from  the  roots 
being  the  most  valuable.    Fully  utilized. 
