The bark of the latter is very rich in tannin, and is used by the natives in the preparation of hides.

The fruit is like an apple in appearance, and small, but is highly astringent.

The well-known cashew-nut grows like an excrescence from the end of the apple.
Many are the varieties and uses of vegetable productions in Ceylon, but of these none are more singular and interesting than the "sack tree," the Riti Gaha of the Cingalese.

From the bark of this tree an infinite number of excellent sacks are procured, with very little trouble or preparation.

The tree being felled, the branches are cut into logs of the length required, and sometimes these are soaked in water; but this is not always necessary.