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splits badly, planes well and is used for hubs of wheels, interior 
finish of houses, backs and drawers of cabinets, boxes and for 
urposes for which canary white wood or yellow poplar 
(Liriodendron Tulipifera) can be used, in tact there is a certain 
resemblance between the wood of the two trees. The sap-wood 
is pale yellow, and the heart-wood light brown. Hough, 
**American Weods,”’ i, No. 9, pp. 53-54, gives a good account 
of the wood and its uses. In addition to its use in the United 
States it is exported to the British Isles and other countries. 
Nyssas oe given by Sargent in his ‘‘ Silva of N. America, ¥, 
pp. 75- 
d 
_ 568, says that it forms a tree 20-30 ft. high, with a trunk 
in, " diameter, when growing in New South Wales and 
vetalum, Lamarck. 
A small tree or shrub widely distributed ik S. India, Ceylon, 
Philippine Islands and other countries. 
small size, is heavy, close-grained, strong 
wood brown. 
and other purposes. 
1873, p. 24, sa 
anthelmintic and 
in dropsi 
ea ree cases, and, pu verised, is a reputed antidote for 
Mastixia arborea, C Boi 
ths is See Clarke. 
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bain tiliaefolia, Dc 
ccordin fe ae : 
eo ng Bape. “A Manual of Indian Timbers,” Z 
i white, even-grained, moderately hat 
