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2 partially interrupted by cultivation. The question is, whether its stunted
3 condition is due to soil and climate, or to circumstances which the Lieutenant-
4 Governor has generally noticed, that what appear to be promising young sfl
5 forests are only after growths from the stools of previous trees. There seems,
6 to be very great difficulty in planting out young sfil, or getting it to grow
7 from seed.
8 On the other hand teak, though it is believed nowhere indigenous, grows
9 with the: utmost facility from seed, and also bears transplanting with perfect
10 ease. It grows as a young trec with extreme rapidity in all those provinces.
11 The question is, whether between the limit of the torrid zone and the foot of
12 the Himalayas and Vindyahs, say from latitude 23° to 28,‘ it will grow into
13 large timber.
14 There is also much reason to believe that mahogany may be profitably
15 grown. It has already grown into largo timber in Calcutta, though most of our
16 large trees unfortunately fell before the cyclones of late years.
17 By order of the Licutenant-Governor of Bengal,
18 T. WALTON,
19 Offg. Junicr Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
20 No 4983.
21 Copy, with 320 copies of the report submitted to the Government of India,
22 Agricultural Department.
23 By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
24 T. WALTON,
25 Off. Junior Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
26 CaLcurta,
27 The 26th November 1872.
28 F, P.