TIMBERS. , 597 
A tall shrub or small tree. Wood soft, light, and pale 
coloured, 
Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. 
558. Santalum lanceolatum, #.2r., (Syn. S. odlongatum, R.Br.); 
N.O., Santalacez, B.FI., vi., 214. 
“ Sandal-wood.” ‘‘Tharra-gibberah” of the ‘aboriginals of the 
Cloncurry River (Northern Queensland). 
The wood is close-grained, and takes a good polish. It is - 
firm, yellowish in colour, and useful for cabinet-work. Diameter, 
3 to 6in.; height, 15 to 2sft. 
All the colonies except Tasmania and Victoria. 
559. Santalum obtusifolium, &.2r., (Syn. Santalum ovatum, 
R.Br.); N.O., Santalacez, B.FI., vi., 214-5. 
“ Sandal-wood.”’ 
These species, with the preceding jone, produce Australian 
sandal-wood in part. This kind of sandal-wood is, however, yielded 
for the most part by a species of Musanus (q.v.), which Baron 
Mueller considers to be a Sanfalum. 
Victoria, New South Wales and Northern Australia. 
560. Schizomeria ovata, D. Don, N.O., Saxifragez, B.FI., ii., 
443. 
This wood bears the various names of ‘‘ Cork-wood,” ‘‘ Light-wood,”’ 
“ Coach-wood,” ‘‘ Beech,” and ‘‘ White Cherry.” 
This wood has a reddish or brownish tint, and is used for 
various purposes, e.g., coach-building, although it has nothing to 
particularly recommend it. It is very light as regards weight. 
Diameter, 1 to 2ft.; height, 50 to 6oft. 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
561. Semecarpus Anacardium, Z:nz., (Syn. S. australasicus, 
Engl.); N.O., Anacardiacez, B.FI., i., 491. 
“ Marking-nut Tree” of India, 
Wood yellow, with brown markings, easy to work, but soft and 
useless. Woodcutters object to fell it, unless it has been ringed 
for some time, as it contains an acrid juice, which causes swelling 
