but for common purposes,siitus msuallyffelled: when between-thirty and fifty
years old.*
. Notwithstanding the .extent to . which: Tcuitivafcion has 4je#i^carried, in
•many districts i d£/thegislahd. 1 large, po$i©n#J0pf:i£s surface are stjll • coy,©red
with primeval forests, affording excellent timber, of various desGj-ipJions.,
Pesidesthe-.-leak,: there are several kinds .of/wood .or timber employed.fog
Various domestic,purposes, as'-the suren (tbe.tuna of Bengal)! '-;qê which, 'tb©
wood ’isjyery light, ^strongpri and möre - durable'than alliother-rkipds of,;siE
milar weight.produ,ced oiC.theTsland as ,t.he grains is not «finte* itRija/UOt
employed in making furniture, but it is.-useful for che.sts,v. trunks, carriages,
&c.; its coloiir is red, .and its odour somewhat-resembling that rof the^edar.
Its weight is probably Inferior-to that- of the larch.—-Thé dvungu-ov, ketdngi
js often .used instead of teak :.the grain is'-somewhat finent'^h^riffl' full
blossom,-, jt is'perhaps . the most beautiful tree .existing.—The tyddang, or,
bayur, a light, and tolerably durable wood, is^employed fpraö^sts and spars
of small vessels ; but the surface 'must be well povere d. wlth^ te^teugisub-t
stances to .prevent its splittings—The.gintwigan is- emplpyedT’-in ifehe same
manner, but grows. to -a larger size; the> coloUr-fof thewood^andffjagk is
red.—'Fbe-laftipéan or laban is-light but durable, and affords materials for the
handles of the spears- or pikes borne by <the natives.-—The^^gi^abounds
inÏseveral- districts‘where teak is not found,- and. is almost vexolusrvelysused
in the construction of houses, and other domestic;-purposes»:' the^wQQd^is
more, close and ponderous than the stiren, which it. otherwise; resembles^ifit
takes, a tolerable polish, and is sometimes employed.for furnito r^ ^fThe^co^
lour is yellow} but it is made to receive,a brownish hue;/by .theEapuMgation
pf .the young jteak-leaves in polishing: its bark'is; usedas a .yellow dye,—
The Viren resembles the ndngka, but is generally, of rage qccurrenpe^thoughj
in. some. tracts jk- furnishes the only timber: its' use,: in/the neighbouring
island«, particularly on Sumatra,- is well known.—/The kusambtf^ uncommonly
heavy, -hard, and close: it supplies anchors for small-vggsels,.blocks,
pestles,,
*- TKe^Duteh, apprehensive of a^feUtirp in the usual supply of teak timber, have, long been
in the habit of fqrjrnng^extensive plantations-o&this tree; ,but,,whether-fro.m a.sufficient period
not having yet, elapsed’for the trial, or that the plantations are^eWally1 made In soils and
eifimi'SS'ill calc'dlatéd for the purpose/ experience, as far as. it has yet gone, 'has. shown,,
that-the frees which are left to the operation of nature, attain to greater perfection, even in
a comparatwery-B&reh soil tmftf for-any other cultivation, than those-which' are. 'with.- great care
»ad trouble' reared in:Ta ferfileTland. 'Their wood is more firm, more durable, and of a les»
chalky substance than that of the latter.
peStles^iand.'.numeiousysiiiiilarjUite.nsitelT-saThe socmenus a very beautiful .and
usefulf-Moid^t!^Col©Uir^res§m^e.spdhat-vof rmahogany,—but the-grain is
n«e'/is'j,&B-;'.handles - of,.''fools’ for
jc,aupenters .and.- qthpr ^rfcifipers,, fog machinery',,. especially fog;.the teeth of the
j!gkefils(0£;mjlk, and .other purposes whereija>hard and-durable wood-is requir-
-^eqqunh o f its^careityjpl is .uniformly ciaf down on; Java before.it
arrives at jbhq;necessary ;sizeT for-foabinet-w-ork.' Forests o fjjf grow on ithe
$ii$4^<^0d{i', t opposite the Javan shore, whence it is brought over by boat
loads for sale.
The^ilangis ?a yery/hard .wood, and employed in/the eastern districts* in-
|Stead;of lignum-vitae,^forl'yje^co'ns)tnjr±i6nuof ships’-black§*K;fei~—;The pung
,is,.equally hajd,^ inff^-uniformly employed* by “the natives,for pegs in con-
^m^^ng-^eh^pvg,hus.—,The ’wall kukun is-: equal to -the kusdmbi'.i‘n .weight,
and/ej.cegfl^it in hardness : .it: Jshpmployed- -fofi anchors, *. naves of wheel-si
^machmljyj.-.&c.T^The^ tang’gulun. is a - hard wood fo&’a'.close-grain, and
^ p lq y ed J^y^jgne^s/.for various small;-works.—The kelumpit is a very-large
tree: SQfitiohslhfe .employed .byrthe.natives .for ■ cart wheels.—The jdtran< is'a
whttp -WjOodjtaking.the toptspayi^i.Jthe;nativeS,prefer.it to all others for the
pi^beig., saddles, yv>hiGh monsisfe principally % of Wood.—The
^edible affords- aligMrWoo^yi'iwhiph. is made, into planks,and;employed where
4 a t .^ |; |: i^ io t much required.—jThe, ^.wood.-.of- the keddwung is-whitish
iafl4i qrojderatel^^r4j^wv5!be Jdban -is a yellowish and hardn-wood ::it is em-
.pl9yed-;fohiithet,h;andles.. of. axes and*various. utensilsr—iTHei^wgZo^ iftle&k-
,sidered by ras^t>oughest-, wopd produced in the island, and is
ffeays procurable^-, fhe.treeiis eft a moderate sizdla
light wood, useful for. cafnoes.t-.Tbe sentuh is a light
.close-grainedi.^ood,, andteasijy worked: «it-resembles, the suren. ■>
■t .- '/Eorfiiipii^eljp)d furniture/ cabinetfware,-,&c.! are employed—ihesdno Icling
the^cplgur. of which is a deep brown, inclining to black:
^g fBeis.d%o Jepmbmg,- lyhich; has. spmpjesemblance to.the lingua wood of* the
SfeHSfxS® :— wa?m-lot, t datk, blp^vn;;, and,[pr6no-s6do, . resembl|i«g^thi
scarce.}—the ®er.’n,i of a brown „colour, of ai close substance
andW%M>o^bu,ndant ,in\s,ome -distpipts -.—the mentdus, and jumberit/>the
is white andy-fine.-grained, ,uniformly<used for inlaying,:__
yellowish, ;-an.d ^clpspigrained :—and the/mg’ of a
browni^hgredg cp^our, and Aprvi brittle.
t, .For the hilts and-sheatha o f krises, the natives «fake use of the timoko, of
G which