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9,034. *Koake. Albizzia. A large tree. Wood 
highly prized by the Burmese. 
9,035. Kewn-bo. A medium sized tree. Wood 
much used along the Arakan coast. 
9,036. Tallen. Casuarina murieata, Roxb. Com 
mon on the Coast. Wood strong but not used. 
9,037. Zymbewn. Dillenia aurea. Middle sized 
tree. Wood used for house posts. 
9,038. Kunyoung. 
9,039. Naji. Pterospermum lancifolium. Tree 
small. Wood light, might do for fancy work. 
9,040. Thullay. 
.9,041. Olea dioica, Roxb. 
9,042. *Gahngor. Mesua ferrea, L. A middle 
sized tree occasionally growing to a large size. 
Wood hard, strong, and imperishable, but coarse 
and hard to work up. Equal to any wood for 
sleepers and rough work. 
9,043. Schima oblata, 
9,044. Kashyt. 
9,045. Tur-hpi. Calophyllum longifolium. A large 
fall tree. Yields the true “ Poon spars ” of com 
merce. Common on the Arakan coast. 
9,046. Poanyet. Calophyllum inophyllum, L. A 
tree very common along the coast, of a much 
stronger and less elevated habit of growth than 
the last. The wood of these two species is, how- 
ever, quite undistinguishable, and seems worth 
attention as a soft wood where no great strength 
is required. 
9,047. Kyanah. A red and pretty common wood 
in the Bassein district. This wood much re- 
sembles mahogany, but has probably less strength. 
It works up well and is little liable to either warp 
or crack. It is very deserving of attention. 
9,048. Hpalawah. A small tree not common. 
Wood much esteemed. 
9,049. Hmah-chouk. 
9,050. Hnor. Nauclea cordifolia, Roxb. 
9,051. Peinay-bo. Not common. 
9,052. Thytsi-bo. Scarce. Appears to be a good 
wood and not liable to crack. 
9,053. Toung ben. Artocarpus mollis. A tree of 
the largest size, much used for making boats. 
9,054. Thyngahn-wah. “ Red Thyngahn.” Almost 
equally esteemed with “ Black Thyngahn.” 
9,055. Themyn. Podocarpus neriifolia. A small 
piece of this wood is inserted into the stem of a 
new boat to guard against ill luck and witch- 
cräft 
9,056. Choundouk. 
9,057- Kunabyo. Several trees are called by this 
name, and among them is the “ Soondri ” of Ben 
gal, the toughest wood in India. 
9,058. ? An admirable wood of Bassein district. 
9,059. Yay bimah. 
9,060. Thanoung. Acacia suma. 
9,061. Muji. Tamarindus indica. The purple 
heart wood is the heaviest wood known to me in 
India. It is a regulär lignum vitse in its charac- 
ters. 
9,062. Mah-oo-kudoon. Nauclea cadamba, Wall. 
Recommended by some, but sadly liable to the 
depredations of insects. 
9,063. Thymmaji. Albizzia odoratissima. A large 
tree, yielding a handsome and excellent wood. 
9,064. Jeudi. Quercus Amherstiana. Tolerably 
common. Wood not much used. 
9,065. Syt. Albizzia elata. A large tree, very com 
mon. Wood very open in grain, but rather es 
teemed. 
9,066. Kathyt. Erythrina avalifolia. Not used in 
Burmah, but made into scabbards for swords in 
India. 
9,067. *Pyanahn. Carapa obovata. Tree common 
on the coast. Wood esteemed for strength. 
9,068. *Yimah. Chickrassia tabularis, Juss. Wood 
in some esteem. One of the Chittagong “ red 
woods.” 
9,069. Jay. Diospyros. The Burmese “Jay ” has 
little or no black heart wood ; it is not used. 
9,070. *Pynlayoang. Xylocarpus granatum. Wood 
esteemed for house posts. Common on the sea 
board. 
9,071. Ngoo Shooay. Cathartocarpus fistula, L. 
Pree of small size and scarce, but wood regarded 
as equal in strength and durability to Pyngudo, 
No. 2. 
9,072. Yemmunen. Xanthoxylon budrunga. A 
very inferior wood. 
9,073. Yoang. Conocarpus acuminatus. A tree of 
large size. Wood said to be strong, but liable to 
the attacks of insects. 
9,074. Myouk nudoung. Cassia auriculata, Wall. 
9,075. Seitkhi-hpalahn. Briedelia. Wood esteemed 
for house posts. 
9,076. Joak. Diospyros cordifolia. 
9,077. Thylydar. Spathodea. An inferior wood. 
9,078. Koung-gruk. An inferior wood. 
9,079. Thykkah. A soft red wood much used about 
Rangoon. 
9,080. Thukoot-hpoo. Stereospermum chelenoides. 
A coarse strong wood of large scantlings, but very 
subject to the attack of insects. 
9,081. Toungthulay. Garcinia cowa. A light wood 
used for paddles. 
9,082. Thumay. A soft wood of the coast, with 
interlacing fibres, used for rice mortars. 
9,083. *Gio. Schleichern trijuga, Wall. An ex 
cellent hard, heavy, and strong wood of medium 
scantling, highly esteemed for strength and dura 
bility; not common. 
9,084. ? 
9,085. Thytsi. Melanorrhoea usitatissima, Wall. 
The black varnish tree common in Pegu. The 
wood is very handsome and durable, but of mid 
dling scantling. This common wood deserves 
notice. 
9,086. Bewben. Dillenia pentagyna. A strong 
useful wood. 
9,087. Kuteyn. 
9,088. Kumlah. Very poor wood. 
Kiten. (Missing.) A heavy wood used for posts and 
rice mortars, but extremely fissile. 
9,090. May-tay-o. A wood of Tavoy. Seems in 
ferior. 
9,091. *Ahnahr. Fagraea fragrans. A large tree of 
Martaban, yielding an excellent and imperishable 
timber. 
9,092. Sooaydor (?). Amoora Rohituka. The real 
sooaydor is a very hard box-like wood. 
9,093. Mudamah. ' A small tree of the seaboard. 
This wood though of small scantling is highly 
prized for house posts, for its strength "and dura 
bility. 
9,094. Baybyah. Said to be indentical with An- 
ahmbo. 
9,095. *Sowyo. Walsura robusta. A strong wood 
much prized for tool handles.