422 FOXWORTHY. 



CORNKK POSTS OF HOUSES. 



A very large number of different woods are found which are suitable 

 for this class of work; but only a few of the best are mentioned.* In 

 the Philippines: Molavc (Vitex liitoralis), ipil (Intsia bijuga), acle 

 (Pithecolobium acle), agoho (Casuarina equisetifolia) , alupag (Euphoria 

 cmerea), anubing (Artocarpus sp.), aranga (Homdlium spp.), banaba 

 (Lagerstroemia speciosa), bansaiaguin (Minn/sops' elengi), banuyo 

 (Wallaceodendron celebicum), batitinan (Lagerstroemia batitinan), 

 betis (Illipe betis), calamansanay (Nauciea Bp.), dungon (Tarrieiia 

 sylvatica), dungon-late (Heritiera liitoralis), liusin (Parinarium griffi- 

 thianum) , mannish} (Eugenia spp.), mancono (Xanthostemon verdugo- 

 nianus), mangachapuy (Hopea acuminata), narra (Pterocarpus spp.), 

 palo maria (Calophyllum inophyllum), sasalii (Vitex ahcmiana), supa 

 (Sindora supa), tamayuan (Strombosia philippinensis) , tucan-calao 

 (Aglaia clarhii), and yacal (Shorca spp.). 



The list would he so long if completed for all the different countries 

 that it seems best to leave it to the notes on the individual species. 



i'lUMTCHK AM) ORNAMENTAL WOODS. 



Woods with brilliant color and pretty grain and capable of taking a 

 high polish are particularly numerous in this region. 

 These may be classified by color : 



Black, dark-brown or purplish woods: 



Ebony (Diospyros spp. and Maba sp.). Ceylon; India; Malay Archi- 

 pelago. 

 Coromandel wood [Dioapfroa qua-sita and other species). Ceylon. 

 Camagon (Diospyros discolor and other species). Philippines. 

 Bolongeta (Diospyros pilosanthcra) . Philippines. 

 Rosewood or blackwood of India (Dalbergia latijolia) . India. 

 East. Indian walnut (Albizzia procera) . India and Philippines. 

 Sissu (Dalbergia sissoo) . India. 



Black wattle (Acacia melanowylon) . Planted in India. 

 M ira how .(Intsia bakeri). Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 

 Ipil (Intsia bijuga). Seaooasi forest throughout the whole region. 

 Cay-go (Sindora ooohinohinenaie) . Eastern Cochin China. 

 Anjan (Hardwiekia binata). India. 

 Tapang (Koompaasia ecocelaa), Borneo. 

 Batitinan (Lagerstroemia piriformis) . Philippines. 

 Acle (Pithecolobium acle). Philippines. 

 Calnton (Dillenia spp.). Philippines. 

 Teak (Teotona grandie). India; Java; Siam. 

 Supa (Sindora supa). Philippines. 

 Dalinsi (TertninaUa sp.). Philippines. 

 Lanutan (Bombycidendron vidalianum). Philippines. 

 Pynkadu (Xylia dolabriformie) . India. 

 Siris (Albi::ia julibriaain) . India. 

 Coconut (Cocos nucifera). Seacoasts everywhere. 

 Tamarind (Tamarindua indica). Widely cultivated. 



