Guzetteer of Bangalore
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Wetarpara Joykcishna Poblic Librasp
Govt. of West Bonga)+ ABBORICULEUEE. : 9
+ Reserved Forests. —The State forests aro Killekéiva) in’Magadi ta-
* luk, 10 square miles in extent; and
heen! Yrxatgode tte an area of 22 square miles in Kan-
= ue Kenholli taluk including ,13 hills*
Fees.) Berar betta tetas i0 the Uyamballi hobli. District
ine forests have been formed in the same
5 Yaluksp namely, at Savandurga in Magadi, and between Gatgund and
' Maralvadi in Kankanballi.
+ dvoricutture.—Plantalions, The great demand for fuel.restéd by
the railway and the increasing consumption at Bangalore have led to .
the formation of fuel plantations both by Government and by private
* individuals, The common cassia florida and the caswarina muricata
. havo been largely planted in the reserves, The former grows freely if
treated as a pollard, otherwise it is apt to die out suddenly. Avenues
have been planted along all the public roads, the best growing indigenous
traps being generally em loyed for the purpose. These consist of the
mango, figs, honge, and nerale, which are raised in nurseries and then
‘aneplanted.
Groves of trees called topes are numerous. They are planted
by natives near wells or tanks, as works of merit, for the shelter of
travellers. The mango aud the hippe appear to be preferred for the
purpose in this Districty ‘The former is an umbrageous and handsome
, tree Of symmotrical form and grows well. Tiatterly village topes have
sheon formed by order of Government, which will prove of great use
_ ag, camping grounds besides improving the appearatice of the country.
Ornamental trees have been introduced into the station of Banga-
lore in great variety. Within the last few years the poinciana regia
or ‘flame of the forest’, with its splendid scarlet blossoms, has become
quite common. The spathodea with a still more gorgeous flower of deep
orange tint is also met with on all sides. Numerous coniferous trees
have been cultivated with great success, including araucaria and other
varieties of pine, Tho Java fig, a graceful and fast growing tree, with
glossy and delicate foliage, is being much planted in gardens, as
well as the Moreton Bay chesnut and the grevillea robusta. Many of these, ’
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