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Full text : A classified and descriptive catalogue of the Indian department, Vienna Universal Exhibition 1873

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1.828.  Citrus.  Wood  close  grained  and  tough;
good  for  engraving.  3-5,000  feet.
1.829.  Salix  tetrasperma.  Sea  level  up  to  7,000  feet.
1.830.  Celtis  Roxburghii.  4,000  feet.
1.831.  Name  not  known.
1.832.  Ficus  (species).  4,000  feet.
1.833.  Terminalia  tomentosa.  One  of  our  most
valuable  timbers;  much  used  for  house-building.
Up  to  3,500  feet.
1.834.  Name  not  known.
1,834a.  Name  not  known.
1.835.  Phyllanthus  emblica.  Wood  very  hard  and
durable,  Stands  water  well,  is  used  for  gun  Stocks;
colour  reddish.  Up  to  3,000  feet.
1.836.  Syzygium  jambolanum.  Wood  hard,  close
grained,  and  tolerably  durable;  used  for  various
purposes.  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.837.  Name  not  known.
1.838.  Celastrus  montanus.  Wood  hard  and
durable.  3,000  feet.
1.839.  Terminalia  chebula.  Wood  used  for  building
  of  average  quality.  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.840.  Cassia  fistula.  Heart  wood,  very  strong  and
durable;  used  in  ship-building,  also  for  tom-toms
and  furniture.  Up  to  3,500  feet.
1.841.  Bambusa  arundinacea.  The  most  useful  and
economical  of  all  the  vegetable  products  of  the
East.  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.842.  Name  not  known.
1.843.  Ficus  racemosa.  Wood  light  and  tough,
coarse  grained  and  brittle,  durable  in  water;
used  for  well  rings,  axle  trees  of  carts,  and  panelling
  of  doors.  4,000  feet.
1.844.  Ricinus  communis.  Wood  useless.  Castor
oil  up  to  5,000  feet.
1.845.  Acrocarpus  fraxinifolius.  Up  to  3,500  feet.
1.846.  Olea  dioica.  Wood  white,  strong,  compact,
and  useful.  Up  to  4,500  feet.
1,847-  Dodonsea  Burmaniana.  Wood  close  grained,
fine,  Startic,  good  for  turning  and  for  the
engraver;  used  for  walking  sticks,  tool  handles.
&c.  Up  to  8,000  feet.
1.848.  Rhodomyrtus  tomentosa.  6-7,000  feet.
1.849.  Solenocarpus  oblongus.  Wood  white,  rough,
and  strong.  6-7,000  feet.
1.850.  Sitssea  zeylanica.  Wood  very  good,  has
strong  smell  of  sweet  briar  when  fresh  cut.
4-  6,000  feet.
1.851.  Symplocos  spicata.  Wood  perishable.  3-6,000
feet.
1.852.  Hiptage  madablota.  3-4,000  feet.
1.853.  Carissa  carandas.  Useless  except  for  firewood.
  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.854.  Tectona  grandis.  The  most  valuable  timber
tree  in  India.  Up  to  3,000  feet.
1.855.  Flacourtia  insignis.  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.856.  Name  not  known.
1.857.  Eleagnus.  Up  to  8,000  feet.
1.858.  Gordonia  obtusa.  Wood,  strawcolour;  used
for  building.  5-7,000  feet.
1.859.  Sapota  elengseoides.  Wood  strong,  elastic,
burns  well  when  green.  5-7,000  feet.
1.860.  Name  not  known.
1.861.  Ilex  Wightiana.  Wood  white  like  holly.
5-  7,000  feet.
1.862.  Michelia  Niligirica.  Wood  straight  and
moderately  close  in  grain.  6-7,000  feet.
1.863.  Todalia  aculeata.  Up  to  6,500  feet.
1.864.  Name  not  known.
1.865.  Berberis  tinctoria.  6-8,000  feet.

1.866.  Not  known.
1.867.  Phoberos  crenatus.  Wood  very  hard  and
heavy,  light  coloured,  with  small  dark'heart.  Up
to  4,000  feet.
1.868.  Celastrus.  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.869.  Meliosma  Arnottiana.  Wood  very  light,
striped.  Up  to  7,000  feet.
1.870.  Not  known.
1.871.  Hydnocarpus  alpinus.  Wood  much  used  for
building,  but  liable  to  crack,  splits  well.  4-6,000
feet.
1.872.  Vaccinium  Leschenaultii.  Wood  very  strong
and  good,  raw  coloured,  with  wavy  grain.  6-8,000
feet.
1.873.  Cleyera  gymnanthera.  Wood  strong,  and
in  great  request  for  building  purposes.  5-7,000
feet.
1.874.  Olea  polygama.  Up  to  5,000  feet.
1.875.  Hedera  rostrata.  4-6,500  feet.
1.876.  Ixora  parviflora.  Wood  used  for  torches,
hard  and  close  grained,  and  good  for  cabinet  purposes. ­
  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1,877-  Pavetta.  Up  to  6,000  feet.
1.878.  Machilus  macrantha,  Wood  large  and  very
useful  for  building  purposes.  Up  to  7,000  feet.
1.879.  Yiburnum  Wightiana.  6-8,000  feet.
1.880.  Grumelia.  6-8,000  feet.
1.881.  Not  known.
1.882.  Sethia  Indica.  Wood  used  as  a  Substitute
for  sandal-wood  in  several  parts  of  the  Presidency.
Up  to  5,000  feet.
1.883.  Cylicodaphne  Wightiana.  4-6,000  feet.
1.884.  Mesua  Coromandelina.  Up  to  4-500  feet.
1.885.  Not  known.
1.886.  Memecylon  ramiflorum.  Wood  very  tough;
used  for  axles  of  carts.  Up  to  6,000  feet.
1.887.  Cedrela  toona.  Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.888.  Bischotfia  Roeperianus.  Wood  very  hard  ;
used  for  small  spars.  Up  to  5,000  feet.
1.889.  Sponia  Wightii.  Wood  useless.  Up  to  5,000
feet.
1.890.  Microchlsena  quinquelocularis.  Wood  strong.
Up  to  4,000  feet.
1.891.  Ficus  religiosa.  Wood  light  and  useless,
leaves  used  in  tanning;  a  medicine.  Up  to  4,000
feet.
1.892.  Litssea  oblonga.  Up  to  7,000  feet.
1.893.  Manocera  glandulifera.  6-7,000  feet.
1.894.  Carya  Wightiana.  Up  to  8,000  feet.
1.895.  Euonymus  dichotomus.  Wood  close  grained
and  hard.  5-7,000  feet.
1.896.  Pomund  (apple).
1.897.  Pterocarpus  marsupium.  The  very  best  wood
for  building  next  to  teak  ;  the  best  wood  for  railway
  sleepers  in  the  Madras  Presidency.  Up  to
4,000  feet.  J  1
1.898.  Not  known.
1.899.  Cotoneaster  buxifolia.  5-8,000  feet.
1,900-4.  Not  known.
1.905.  Cinchona  condaminea.
30  Specimens  of  Woods  from  Salem  Histrict,  exhibited
  by  C.  T.  Longley,  Esq.,  Collector  of
Salem.
1.906.  Hardwickia  binata.  Acha.  Introduced.
1.907.  Nauclea  cordifolia.  Munja  kadambai.  Introduced. ­

1.908.  Nauclea  parviflora.  Nir  kadambai.  Introduced. ­

1.909.  Albizzia  lebbek.  Vagai  or  Kat-a-va.  Introduced. ­

            
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