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Buchanan’s journey through

Pachery, Dalbergia paniculata, Rox. — Grows to a large fize, but its timber is veryufelefs ; for the layers of which it is compofed readily feparate.

Biridy, Pterocarpus fifioo, Roxb. MSS. — A middling fized tree, of an excellentquality for furniture. By the Muffulmans it is called Siffoo; but it does not feernto be exactly the fame with the tree of that name which grows in the north ofIndia .

Whonay, Pterocarpus fantalinus, L. F. — A large good timber tree, fit for furni-ture. Its bark contains a blood-coloured juice.

Hoingay, Robinia mitis, Lin. — It grows to be a large tree, and its timberbecomes tolerably durable ; if after it has been cut, it be kept fome months inwater.

Hurugulu, Chloroxylon quod fweitenia chloroxylon, Roxb. —This never grows tobe a large tree, but its timber is beautiful. It is faid to be the fatin wood of theEnglilh cabinet-makers.

Chadacalu, Chloroxylon dupada, Buch. MSS. — An elegant tree, producing a refinthat is frequently ufed in the temples, as incenfe.

Swamy, Sweitenia febrifuga, Roxb. MSS. — A ftrong, but finall timber tree, pro-duces a fine clear gum.

Gowda, Sweitenia trilocularis, Roxb. MSS. — A large tree ; but its timber is verybad. Another tree, as before mentioned, was by the woodmen called Gowda ; butthat probably is a miftake.

Jani, Grewia. — There are three fpecies called by this name, the Afiatica, theOrientals, and that which I have named, Jania. The timber of none of them isufeful.

Bili tali, Bilitalium farinofum, Buch. MSS. —In the Telinga language this tree iscalled tellamaliki. It grows to a large fize, and its timber was faid to be good; but Ifound it to be white, foft, and very perilhable.

Betta tali, or Betta tovary, Bombax goifyppinum. — A large tree. Its timber becomesfomewhat durable, if kept in water fome time after being cut; but without this precau-tion it is little worth.

Nai, or Cag nerulu. — This cannot be of the fame genus with the followingKerulu, as it has alternate ferrated leaves. A large tree, the timber of which ismuch ufed.

Rudralhu nerulu, Calyptranthes jambulana willd. — Alfo much ufed. This is thetree from whence the Brahmans derive the name of this earth.

Betta padri, Bignonia chelonoides. — A fmall tree; But its timber makes ftrongpolls and beams.

Wullay padri, Bignonia fpathacea. — Timber little ufed.

Navulady, Mail elou, Hort. Mal.V. 1 . 1.—A large tree, and durable timber,which takes a polifh, and is ufed for furniture, planks, beams, and polls.

Shivuli. — A fmall, but good timber tree.

Topala, Mimofa leucophiea, Roxb. — The bark, when newly cut, has a ftrong du-agreeable fmell, like that of the mimofa indica, E. M. It grows to be a large tree,and produces ftrong timber for polls and beams. The bark is ufed by the natives mdiftilling fpirit from jagory.

Cagali, Mimofa catechu, Roxb. PI. Cor. N. 174. — In fome places, as near China -patam, this grows to be a large crooked tree. The quality of the timber is good-It is not the tree which produces the catechu.

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