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Class IX.]

LIST OF WOODS OF TIXNEVELLY AND COIMBATORE .

1.31

No. 13.—WOODS OF TINNEYELLY (Col. Frith).

NAME.

Colour.

Specific

Gravity.

REMARKS.

1.

Arrnva ponpathera

_

_

Light brown -

_

Used for building, handspikes, tools, &c.

2.

Auttee - -

—

—

—

Red — - -

—

Used for furniture.

3.

Augeneepelah

-

-

-

Brown — —

0-484

General work.

4 .

Cangoo —

-

-

-

W hitey brown -

-

Handspikes and wheelwrights’ work.

5.

Eloopay —

—

-

—

Red - — —

-

Building in general.

6.

Hill teak -

-

—

-

Light brown -

—

General purposes.

7.

Karootauley

-

-

-

Black - -

-

Fancy work.

8.

Koongheelyurn

—

—

—

Light brown -

-

Used for building purposes ; yields dammer.

9.

Kotamaram

-

—

-

Brown - —

0-723

Building in general.

10.

Mookersey -

-

—

—

Bed - - -

—

11.

Munjet Iverddumpah

-

Light straw -

-

12.

Mathgine vamboo

-

-

W hitey brown —

-

A strong light wood ; used for general purposes.

13.

Marootho -

-

-

—

—

Building in general.

14.

Mathgirie vamboo,

old

—

Red - - -

—

A strong light wood.

15.

Naungoo -

-

_

-

) 1 ” “ ”

1-009

Used for building, wheelwrights’ work, handspikes.

16.

Nuffell— -

-

—

-

, , — — -

0*717

Building in general.

17.

Nelly — -

-

-

-

Light brown -

-

18.

Nurryveroosoo

-

-

-

W hitey brown -

-

19.

Nagakuimy

-

-

-

j ? “

-

> ) 5 >

A strong wood, used for wheelwrights’ work, handspikes.

20.

Oonnay -

—

-

—

,, —

0-928

21.

Oosulay -

-

—

“

Light brown —

0-832

Building in general.

22.

Polava — -

—

—

—

—

Musket -stocks, and building purposes.

23.

Paulay - -

-

-

-

Deep straw -

-

Fancy work

24.

Pooversoo —

—

-

-

Red - - -

0-860

Used for making bandies.

25.

Ponpathera -

-

-

-

W hitey brown -

0-6S3

Used for building purposes.

26.

Poonnay -

—

—

-

Deep straw -

—

27.

Poovcy -

—

—

—

Light brown -

0-840

28.

Paselay -

-

-

-

hitey brown —

-

Used for furniture.

29.

Sainmerm -

-

-

-

Red - - -

-

Furniture of any description.

30.

Sarakontav -

-

-

-

W hitey brown -

-

Building in general.

31.

Sampayapaulay

-

-

-

Light brown —

0*792

Building purposes.

32.

Thothakutty

—

—

-

Red - - -

—

Furniture of every description.

33.

Thunnaka —

—

-

-

W hitey brown -

—

Making trunks.

34.

Thokay -

-

-

-

Red - - -

0-950

Building purposes.

35.

"\ angay -

—

—

—

Light brown -

-

'Wheelwrights ’ work.

36.

\ akauley -

-

-

-

> > —

-

Building in general.

37.

A amboo -

—

—

—

Light straw -

0-795

38.

Vankay -

-

-

-

Light brown — 1

0-8SS

39.

Yeroosoo -

—

-

—

W hitey brown - !

—

40.

Yakanatty -

-

-

-

-

41.

\ emraary -

-

-

-

Brown - —

0-786

>» 5 y

No. 14.—MOODS OF COIJIB

1.

Acacia amara — —

— W'oonga marum.

: 20.

2_

,, leucophloea —

— "N elan marum. Yel vaila.

21.

3.

,, odoratissima

- Caroo vangai marum. Curry

22.

vangay.

i

4.

,, speciosa —

— Y el vangay marum.

! 23.

5.

,, Sundra -

— Caroongaly marum. Curren-

24.

gaily.

25.

6.

Ailanthus excelsa -

- Peroo marum. Pethawkoo

26.

kurra.

27.

7 .

Balanites uEgvptiaca

— Nunjoonda marum.

8.

Biguonia xylocarpa

— Yadungoorany marum. a-

28.

ducoornie.

23.

9.

Briedelia spinosa -

— Morlloovanai marum. Mool-

loo vangay.

30.

10.

Capparis grandis —

- Yellai toarattie.

31.

11.

, , divaricata (?)

— Toarathe marum.

32.

12.

Chrytea collina -

- W'oodoogoo marum.

33.

13.

Cocos nucifera — —

— Nasel thenna marum. Gol-

34.

lana kurra.

35.

14.

Conocarpus latifolia

- Yella naga marum. Telia

36.

narudoo kurra.

37.

15.

Cratceva Roxburghii

- Marvolinga marum.

3S.

16.

Dalbergia latifolia —

— Irrooppoottoo marum (black

39.

wood).

40.

17.

,, paniculata

— Putchalia marum.

41.

18.

Dillenia pentagyna

- Pinnai marum. Ponna kurra.

42.

19.

Erythrina Indica -

— Moorookoo marum.

Euphorbia nereifolia —, , tirucalli -Eugenia caryophyllifolia

Ficus indica - — -

,, tsiela - - -

Grewia tilicefolia - -

Ilymenodictyon utile —Inga dulcis - — -

., xylocarpa — —

Morinda citrifolia — —

Nauciea cordifolia — —

parvifiora — -

Odina Wodier - - -

Phoenix sylvestris - -

Prosopis spicigera — —

Pterocarpus marsupiumSalvadora persica —Terminalia Belerica, Chebula. , glabra -Ulmus integrifolia -

Zizyphus yelundai (?) -

Yellai kullic.

Katti. Katti milk.

Nawel marum. Naridonkurra.

Allum vildo.

Eicliie marum.

Sadaichie marum.

Paroonjoly marum.Cadookapooly marum. Cook-apuly.

Irroovaloo marum. Erovaloo.Munjul paouttai. Munjaypaoullay.

Mangul cadumbai marum.Neer cadumbai marum.Annaikarai marum.

Etcha marum.

Parumbai marum.

Yana kurra.

Coku marum.

Yellai murdoo.

Pilla maroodoo.

Kurai maroodoo marum.Ayah marum.

Kurkutta marum.

Camoogoo marum (Camoogoowood).

“ Nur cadumbai marum,” Nauciea parvifiora , is rathercommon in the forests of Canara, especially below theGhauts ; it is valued as yielding excellent flooring planks.Only two specimens of wood are contributed from

Bombay, namely, teak, and a variety of olive, lately iden-tified by Dr. Stocks ; the latter appears to be a good andvaluable wood for some sorts of work

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