List of the Trees, Shrubs and Large Climbers Found in the Darjeeling District, Bengal (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 Excerpt: ...of the trees in the district, as it is found from the Terai up to 9,000 ft. In the Terai it is chiefly found in waste lands and in the tangled thickets on the banks of rivers. Fl. 6, fr. 8. Wood white, close-grained, not used. Cornus Macrophylla, Wall. Patmoro, P. Small tree, not common, 3,000 to 6,000 ft. Fl. 5-6, fr. Cornus Capitata, Wall. Tumbuk, L. Tree L. r5, 6,000 to 8,000 ft. Not very common. Very handsome when in full flower, with its large cream-coloured bracts. Fine specimens may be seen near the 18th mile of the cart-road, close to Darjeeling, and on the Auckland road. Fl. 5, fr. 7. Wood white, very hard, close-grained; has been tried as a substitute for boxwood. Aucuba Himalaica, Hk. f. and T. Singna, L.; Tapathyer, L.; Phul Amphi, P. L. shrub or small tree. E. of TJ. H. F. from 5,000 to 9,000 ft. Dioecious. Fl. 4-5, fr. 9-10. Bark greyish brown, smooth. Heartwood dark grey-brown, black when freshly cut; sapwood grey. Medullary rays very numerous, of all sizes. Annual rings marked by a line of pores. A specimen examined had 45 rings to a mean radius of 2 in. Wood heavy, hard. Torricellia TiLicsFoLia, DO. Small tree of TJ. H. F. 6,000 to 10,000 ft. Fl. 5-6, fr. 8. CAPRIFOLIACE.E. Pentapyxis Stipulata, Hk. f. Berikuru, P. Large straggling shrub, exceedingly common round Darjeeling. Fl. 4, fr. 6. Wood white, hard, close-grained, with numerous fine medullary rays, and often with a greenish tinge. Lonicera Qlabrata, Wall. Bet-hira, P. Climbing shrub, 5,000 to 7,000 ft. Common round Darjeeling. Fl. 8-9, fr. 11. Sweet-scented. Wood brown, soft. Lonicera Japonica, Thunb. Duari-lara, P. Climbing sbrub 4,000 to 10,000 ft. Distinguished from the former by its very long corolla tube and soft leaves. Fl. 6, fr. Lonicera Gracilis. Shrub. Not common, only foun...