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Mugli, Mimofa covalum, Buch. MSS. — A large tree. Timber black, very ftrong,and fit for ports and beams; but, like that of the foregoing, I was told does not takea polifh. This laft report of the natives feems to be ill founded.
Wullay fujula, Mimofa tuggula, Buch. MSS. — A large tree, but its timber isfaid to be not durable. To judge from appearance, however, this feems to be anerror.
Betta fujalu, Mimofa odoratiflima, L. — This is a large tree, which, according to thereport of the woodmen, produces excellent durable timber.
Shalay, Ficus . — Ufed for beams, and pillars of a final! fize.
Atty, Ficus glomerata, Rox. — A large, ufeful tree. Its wood is remarkablylight.
Cull atty, Ficus rupeftris, Buch. MSS. — In a good foil grows to a large fize, butfoon divides into branches. It is ufed for beams, ports, and planks..
Birfi, Ficus . — A large ufelefs tree.
Devadarum, Erythroxylon fideroxylloides, E. M. <—Never grows to a large fize ybut its wood is odorous, durable, and capable of a polilb. It is ufed by the poor infteadof fandal-wood.
Sri gunda, Santalum album. Sandal wood of the Englilh merchants. — All thetrees that were fit for fale have been lately cut by a Brahman, who was fent on purpofefrom Seringapatam . He procured about three thoufand trees y but in. Iefs than tenyears no more will be fit for cutting. The common fize of the tree at the root, whenit is cut, is about nine inches in diameter; but it has been known to arrive at a circum-ference of three cubits. In either cafe, not above a third of the diameter of the tree isof value; the remainder is white wood totally devoid of fmell. The wood is of thebeft quality in trees that have grown on a fteep rocky foil; that which grows in lowrich fituations produces wood of little value. The trees were cut partly by the fervantsof the Brahmans, and partly by woodmen hired on the fpot. The branches andwhite wood were removed in the woods, and the billets were brought hither, anddried in the fhade. Although the bottom of the Item, under the ground andimmediately above the divifion into roots, is the moft valuable part of the tree, nopains were taken to procure this, and the trees were cut above the furface of thefoil. This want of economy is faid to have proceeded from the ftony nature of thefoil; but this I doubt. Every thing relative to the price, market, or cuftoms uponfandal-wood are here unknown ; and the perfon who cut it was not under theauthority of the amildar. At two places in this hilly country the tree comes togreat perfection ; namely, at Jalamangala, between Magadi and Chinapatam y and atMutati Habigay, near Capala-durga.
Jala, Shorea Jala, Buch. MSS. — Here it grows-only to a fmall fize ; but at Rama-giri, and many other places, it becomes large. It is faid to take a polilh, to bedurable, and to be ufed for furniture. In Myfore it is on this tree only that the lac.infects breed. Formerly there were many trees near Rama-giri that contained lac,and paid a confiderable rent; but during the war carried on by Lord Cornwallis they were deftroyed by the armies. Although there are now great numbers ofthe trees, none of the infers are reared. This is attributed to the want of leafes..The amildar was wont to let the trees for no longer than one yearit can thereforebe no object for an individual to fupply the trees with inlefts, as he would not becertain of enjoying the fruits of his labour. Some fettled bargain for a number ofyears ought to be entered into with thole who are willing to introduce fuch a valuablearticle of cultivation.
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