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cli.vina in I'mc CDiicentric lint-s at limits of growth rings which 

 arc not always distinct on longitudinal surface. Rajs readily 

 visii)le on radial and tangential surfaces. Ripple-marks of 

 local occurrence. Wood rather hard; fine-textured; usually 

 rihbon-grained. Fragrantly scented. Color reddish-brown 

 with golden luster. Cui'rT.^r.oNC. Woon, "East Indi.^n Ma- 

 HfK'.ANY." Indian Rkdwood, Cedar. Bastard Cedar: Chick- 

 rassia (.Cliuknisia) tabularis (Meliace:e). 

 b Wood parenciiyma not visilile. Growtli rings present. Ripple-niarks ab- 

 sent. Rays inconspicuous on radial --ection ; scarcely visible on tangential 

 even with l.ens. 

 o' Pores very small, open ; occasionally in oblicpie or even zig-zag rows. 

 Gum ducts not known to occur. Wood hard, heavy, fine-textured, 

 uniform. 

 a" Wood light-colored, grayish or brownisii. Brl'sh Box. "Bris- 

 bane Mahogany": Tristaiiia confcrta (Myrtacese). 

 /'" Wood dark-colored, reddisli. "Swamp Mahogany." Water 

 Gum : T. laur'ma. 

 h^ Pores rather small, filled with tyloses; often in diagonal rows. Large 

 gum ducts sometimes present. Wood extremely hard and heavy, 

 medium-textured, with interlaced grain. 

 or Wood oily or greasy. Tallowwood. "Red Mahogany": Eucalyp- 

 tus luicrocorys (Myrtacese). 

 b' Wood not oily or greasy. 



fl' Color pale-brown or very light. "White Mahogany": £. 



aciiiciioides. E. robusta. 

 b'' Color deep red. "Red Mahogany": E. resinifcra. 



