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[Class IV-
LIST OF WOODS OF HINDOSTAX, PALAM-COTTAH, &c.
These woods, as well as the collectious from Palam- ! keeper of the Hon. East India Company . The specificcottah(Xo. 11), from Paulghaut (Xo. 12), from Tinevelly j gravities have been calculated from comparatively im-(Xo. 13), from Canara (Xo. 14), and from Peuang(Xo.30), ; perfect data, and therefore can only be regarded as roughwere selected and sent over by the late Col. Frith; they , approximations,are exhibited by Lieut.-Col. Bonner, military store- ;
Xo. 10.— M OODS OF IITXDOSTAX (Dr. Roxburgh).
Weight percubic foot.
1.
Artocarpus Chaplasha —
_
_
lbs.
31
ozs.
12
o_
—
-
3 J
11
3.
Castanea indica — —
—
-
39
0
4.
Cedrela Toona — —
-
-
32
9
5.
Cynometra polvandra —
-
-
52
10
6.
Diospyros racemosa —
—
-
34
11
7.
Dombeya melanoxylon
-
-
71
9
8.
Engelhardtia pterocarpa
-
—
39
14
9.
Gmelina arborea — -
—
—
32
3
10.
Guacua - — — —
41
14
11.
Gumlruey - - -
-
-
34
15
12.
Jeah — — — - —
36
11
13.
Lagerstrcemia Keginae —
-
-
46
8
14.
Loquat — — — —
46
11
15.
Meiia Azadirachta —
-
-
46
1
16.
Acacia odoratissima —
—
-
45
6
17.
-
-
39
4
Weight percubic foot.
18. Odina Wodier —
lbs.
41
ozs,
0
19. Osyris peltata —
-
-
-
30
8
20. Palm - - - -
57
9
21. Quercus fenestrata
_
-
_
47
0
22. ,, lancifolia
—
-
_
41
10
23. ,, lappacea
-
-
-
51
4-
24. Red Sanders - —
—
—
-
46
14
25. Santalum album -
—
_
_
47
13
26. Sassafras - — —
_
_
32
12
27. Scytalia - - —
44
8
28. „ trijuga -
-
-
—
GO
0
29. Sophora robusta —
—
-
-
42
4
30. Swietenia febrifuga
—
—
-
54
14
31. Terminalia Chebula
-
-
-
42
10
32. ,, citrina
—
—
—
GO
2
33. Tetranthera nitida
-
-
_
34
4
31. Vateria lancifolia —
-
-
-
53
15
Specimens of the wood of the Indian cedar, Cedrus I cently introduced into this country as a beautiful orua-Deodura, and of the cypress, Cuprexsits torulosa , from the mental tree,—appears to promise well as a useful timberHimalayas , are shown by Dr. Hoyle; the former—re- j tree; the wood works well and freely.
No. 11.—' WOODS OF PALAM-COTTAII (Col. Frith).
NAME.
Colour.
Specific
Gravity.
1.
Ebony - — — -
_
Very dark
-
2.
Eroompooley — —
—
Red — -
—
-
3.
Mountain teak - -
—
Light- -
-
0-849
4.
Oonay — - - -
-
Brown —
-
1-001
5.
Portia, or 1’oovarsay
—
Rather dark
—
—
6.
Palava - — - -
_
Light brown
-
0*647
7.
Sclavauga — — —
-
Dark - -
-
-
8.
7 — — —
_
White -
—
-
9.
Toomoosora — —
-
Dark -
-
-
10.
Tamarind - — -
-
) ! _
-
1*382
11.
> » “ “ *“
-
White -
-
-
REMARKS.
Heavy and brittle, very hard, makes beautiful furniture.Used for building and for common carts.
Used for shafts, &c.
Used for shafts, staves, splinter-bars, &c.
Used for gun-stocks, and wheelwrights’ work.
Used for musket-stocks.
Used for wheelwrights’ work, spikes, &c., and for making cots.Not of much use ; sap-wood.
Very tough ; used for spokes, staves, felloes, &c.
Heart-wood, very hard and tough ; used for tent-pegs, andfor furniture.
Young wood; of little use.
No. 12. —WOODS OF PAULGHAUT JUNGLE (Col. Frith).
NAME.
Colour.
Specific
Gravity
REMARKS.
1, Ab Eney — — — —
Brown - -
A large tree ; used for furniture.
2. Beimboo - - — —
Yellow - —
—
A large tree; used for building and for furniture.
3. Benteak - - - -
Light - -
0-591
Inferior; used for building, and common carts.
4. Cedar -----
Reddish - —
0-507
A large tree, wood aromatic; used for furniture.
5. Cedar-root - — - —
_ _
—
Very aromatic ; used for ornamental furniture.
6 Cautovanga — — —
Dark - - -
-
Very strong ; used for wheelwrights’ work.
7. Chadachey - - - -
Light brown -
—
A small tree ; used for buildings and carts.
8. Eroopoottoo irvolly - —
Brown — —
0-861
Used for buildings and bullock-yokes.
9. Ittee veittee — - -
Black - -
-
A small tree ; used for furniture.
10. Ivullen teak - - -
Dark - - -
-
The best teak ; very strong and large.
11. Kurroovalagom - - -
Light brown -
0-704
A small tree ; used for naves of wheels.
12. Kurroomardoo - -
Dark - - -
—
Strong wood ; used for wheelwrights’ work.
13. Kuroongaulce — - —
— - —
—
A heavy and hard wood ; used for furniture.
14. Muroodoo — — - —
Light- - -
-
A small tree ; used for buildings.
15. Nova -----
White - —
—
Used for shafts, cart-poles, &c.
16. Oome teak - - — -
Dark brown -
-
Third-rate teak.
17. Oodoogoo - - — -
Red - - -
-
A large tree; used for ploughs and building.
18. Portia -----
Brown — —
-
A small tree ; used for musket-stocks.
19. Teak -----
Light - _ _
0-852
Second-rate teak.
20. Vangay - — - -
Light brown —
0-783
A small tree; used for beams and carts.