. The ornamental trees of Hawaii. owers, only few of which are fertile; the corolla is only one-fourth inch long, and white. The fruit is a drupe two-thirds of aninch in diameter, four-celled, with a central cavity which is denselyhairy; the calyx, which is persistent and encloses the fruit, is ovoidto subpyramidal, membraneous and often reticulately nerved. The Teak is a large deciduous tree, indigenous to the peninsulasof India, the drier regions of Eastern Java, Sumatra, and is alsofound on a few islands of the Indian Archipelago. In Burmah itextends to the twenty-fifth degree of north lati
. The ornamental trees of Hawaii. owers, only few of which are fertile; the corolla is only one-fourth inch long, and white. The fruit is a drupe two-thirds of aninch in diameter, four-celled, with a central cavity which is denselyhairy; the calyx, which is persistent and encloses the fruit, is ovoidto subpyramidal, membraneous and often reticulately nerved. The Teak is a large deciduous tree, indigenous to the peninsulasof India, the drier regions of Eastern Java, Sumatra, and is alsofound on a few islands of the Indian Archipelago. In Burmah itextends to the twenty-fifth degree of north latitude, but no exactinformation is available in regard to the area under Teak in India;it is estimated, however, that the supply is practically unlimited. Themost extensive Teak forests occur in upper Burmah and are com-mercially the most important of all forests in British possession. TheTeak does not form natural pure forests except on alluvial soils,in which the growth of the Teak is rather rapid, thus giving it an Plate Tectona grandis Linn. and fruiting specimen. Yerbenaceae. 187 advantage over competing vegetation. Owing to its commercialvalue Teak has been planted extensively in India, the AndamanIslands, and other neighboring countries. The sapwood of the Teak is white and small, while the heart-wood when cut gives off a pleasant, rather strong aromatic odor, thecolor of the heartwood is a dark golden yellow, which on seasoningdarkens into brown and becomes mottled with darker streaks. It ismoderately hard, exceedingly durable, does not split, warp, shrink noralter its shape when once seasoned. Most of the Burmese pagodasor shrines are carved of Teak, its durability is mainly due to a largequantity of resinous fluids that it contains, which fill the pores andthus resist the action of water. Teak-wood two thousand years oldseems perfectly good at the present day. The leaves of the Teak are said to yield a dye of a red or yellowcolor used mainly for dye
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