90 
4,440. Sal. Shorea robusta. First-class wood for 
beams, sleepers, or piles; is tolerably elastic, and 
resists the attacks of inseots. 
4.421. Padul. Stereospermum suaveolens. Small 
’ wood, fit for posts and furniture. 
4.422. Semul. Bombax malabarioum. Soft use- 
less wood; common boxes are made from it. 
4.423. Banago. Heteropbragma roxburghiana. 
Small building purposes; is tolerably durable. 
4.424. Sewan. Gmelina arborea. Light wood, 
’ used for furniture and building purposes. Weight, 
32 lbs. per foot. 
4.425. Hewa. Acacia alba. Employed in agricul 
tural and small building purposes. Weight, 
45 lbs. per foot. 
4.426. Sussora. Cordia myxa. Wood soft and of 
little use, except-for fuel. 
4.427. Tinsa. Dalbergia oojeinensis. A strong 
tough wood, hut is attacked by insects; used for 
plough and cart building. 
4.428. Hurra. Terminalia chebula. A hard heavy 
wood, employed for beams and rafters. Weight, 
54 lbs. to the oubic foot. 
4.429. Neem. Azadirachta indica. Small building 
and agricultural purposes. 
4.430. Kaim. Nauclea parviflora. Used in furni 
ture and house building. Weight, 35 lbs. per 
foot. 
4.431. Cherinji. Buchanania latifolia. This wood 
is greatly used for posts and small building pur 
poses. 
4.432. Peepul. Ficus religiosa. A coarse timber, 
subject to attacks of white ants, and is not much 
used. 
4.433. Koossum. Schleichern trijuga. Used for 
pestles of sugar and oil mills, spokes of wheels, 
and cotton presses. 
4.434. Ghattool. Schrebera swietenoides. A close 
’ grained heavy and durable wood, not liable to 
warp or bend ; used in making weavers, beams, 
&c. 
4.435. Bhirra. Chloroxylon swietenia. Satin wood 
of commerce, valuable as a cabinet wood, but 
liable to warp and bend. 
4.436. Ber. Zizyphus jujuba. Used in making 
agricultural implements. 
4.437. Kaddam. Nauclea cadamba, Good for 
furniture and house building, but will not bear 
exposure. .... .. . . ,, 
4.438. Jamoon. Eugenia jambolana. Kesists the 
’ cffects of water well, and used for lining of wells. 
4.439. Hurdoo. Nauclea cordifolia. A light and 
easily worked wood, close grained, and durable; 
will not bear damp or exposure, but is well suited 
for furniture and building work. 
4.297. Beijasal. Pterocarpus marsupium. A coarse 
grained wood much used in huilding, good for 
beams and rafters. Weight, 56 lbs. per foot. 
4.298. Kam. Uvaria tomentosa. A good durable 
wood, employed in building. 
4.299. Amaltas. Cassia fistula. Employed in 
small buildings. Weight, 60 lbs. per foot. 
4.300. Dhondera. Bauhinia parviflora. Used in 
agricultural implements and cart building. 
4.301. Dhanino. Grewia elastica. One of the lance 
woods; good wood for shaft and spear handles. 
Weight, 64 lbs. per foot. 
4.302. Kowah. Terminalia glabra. Capital wood 
for beams and rafters, and building purposes gene- 
rally. 
4.303. Tendu. Diospyros melanoxylon. One of the 
ebonies only employed in cabinet work. 
4.304. Boja. Xylia dolalbriformis. Small wood 
used for making furniture. 
4.305. Dhowra. Conocarpus latifolia. Greatly used 
in making ploughs and carts, and in house build 
ings as a rafter wood. Weight, 57 lbs. per foot. 
4.306. Khair. Acacia catechu. Heavy, hard, and 
tough wood, but does not grow large; used for 
building purposes. 
4.307. Sirris. Acacia speciosa. This is a good 
wood for beams, indoor work, and furniture. 
Weight, 56 lbs. per foot. 
4.308. Imlie. Tamarindus indica. Used for sugar 
mills, oil presses, and naves of wheels. 50 lbs. to 
the cubic foot. 
4.309. Tendu. Diospyros wightiana. One of the 
ebonies used in cabinet work. 
4.310. Padri. Stereospermum chelonoides. Agood 
durable wood, and well fitted for furniture. 
4.311. Aonla. Emblica officinalis. This wood is 
valueless except for small building purposes. 
4.312. Kindahi. Conocarpus myrtifolius. Used in 
building; very scarce. Weight, 59 lbs. to the foot. 
4.313. Dobeyne. Acacia paniculata. Useless except 
for fuel. 
20 Specimens of Woods from Gowalpara, exhibited 
by the Bengal Local Committee. 
8.483. Shanalu wood. 
8.484. Tentul or tamarind wood. 
8.485. Jai wood. 
8.486. Large däwd kuru wood. 
8,487- Iron-wood. 
8.488. White karai. 
8.489. Katal wood. 
8.490. Katal bowla. 
8.491. Malra daod. 
8.492. Sal. 
8.493. Katali. 
8.494. Ashai. 
8.495. Gamari. 
8.496. Bhatom moyna. 
8.497. Jamä. 
8.498. Jarowain. 
8,49.9. Gownshoye. 
8.500. Black karai. 
8.501. Kaoom. 
8.502. Khashemala. 
Eight Specimens of Himalayan Woods, exhibited by 
the Bengal Committee. 
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Native 
Name. 
Scientific 
Name. 
Altitude. 
Po- 
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Habi 
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8.427 
8.428 
8.429 
8.430 
8.431 
8.432 
8.433 
8.434 
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Chir 
Chil 
Inai 
Moru 
Banj 
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Cedrus deodara 
Abies smithiana 
Pimis longifolia 
Pinus excelsa - 
Quercus inai - 
Quercus dilatata 
Quercus incana 
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