Cocoa-nut tree, naryul—from Calcutta; also one of the best for shafts; the bark is curious; when petrified and polished it is made into ornaments, brooches, &c.
Sutsaul—something like rosewood; comes from the Nepaul Terāee.
Tindoa—hard, tough, and very good for turning.
Rouswood (rous)—from the hills; extremely delicate and fine grained; turns beautifully; colour light. I procured rouswood fit for turning in the jungles near Allahabad.
Neem or neemb (melia azadirachta)—extremely heavy and tough; colour light—almost white; turns well.
Korieah—Benares toys are made of this wood: it is beautifully white, fine grained, and delicate; it turns delightfully, and is very light. The toys are lacquered on the lathe by applying sealing-wax to them; the friction warms the sealing-wax, and it adheres. [See Appendix, No. 11.]
Mango-wood, amrā, (spondias mangifera)—fit for common work, out-house doors and beams, kitchen-tables, &c.
Babul—a very heavy and extremely hard wood (acacia Arabica).
Patang—a red wood, used in colouring cloths.