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Box (uxus spp.). 
Britisu.—British Isles, South Africa. Forrran.—Caucasus, 
Asiatic Turkey 
wood is used for engraving, the manufacture of mathe- 
matical instruments, and other purposes for which non-shrinking 
w is necessary. Most of the best wood has been imported 
ican the neighbourhood of the Black Sea, but Busus Macowani, 
Oliv., from 8S. Africa, also supplies a good ‘timber. Box wood has 
also been received from Madagascar. Substitutes for Box wood 
are Casearia praecox, known as West Indian or Venezuelan Box 
wood (see A.B., 1914, p. 214), and Knysna Box wood 
he ole Kamassi, G. Mey.) (see Board of Trade TitePal, 
ril 8, 1915, p. 69). From that report wood valued at £3,196 
was exported 1 in 1915, mainly to Germany, where it is understood 
to have been used for the manufacture of shuttles, bobbins, &e, 
This wood is said io be suitable for engraving. 
Walnut (Juglans spp.). 
Britisn.— British Isles. Fore1iagn.—France, Asia Minor, 
Persia, N. America. 
"Used largely as a furniture wood and for eunstocks. J. regia, 
L., is the common species of Kurope and W. Ais and J. nigra, L., 
of N. America. The wood is always valuable. Walnut timber 
may also be obtained from Japan. There are several spurious 
walnut woods. For information upon American walnut wood 
21d. 
see A.B. 1911, 
Yellow one Canary Whitewood, Basswood (Liriodendron 
Tulipifera, L ne 
ForerGn.—Hastern United States. 
A very useful wood imported into the United Kingdom in 
quantity and used for furniture and many indoor purposes, often 
as a substitute for Yellow Deal. ‘Would give good results as a 
forest tree in the South of England. See also K.B. 1911, p. 214. 
Hickory (Carya spp.). 
Forrran.—Kastern United States of America. 
The wood is strong, with great elasticity, and is largely used 
for carriage building, spokes, tool handles, and other purposes for 
which ash is used. It can be used in place of ash for many 
mee of work. The various hickories are dealt with in A.B. 1911, 
. 304. 
Locust or False Acacia (Robinia Pseudacacia, 1..). 
Forrran.—Eastern United States of America, France, and 
other European countries. 
The wood is very strong and SEES lasting well in contact 
with the ground. On this account i very valuable for posts, 
and is used largely for that purpose in celine: On the Conti- 
nent it is grown as coppice for stakes, vine poles, &c. It might 
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