ECONOMIC FORESTRY. 491 
Protea, sp. ‘‘ Terblantz.” Hard, heavy wood. 
Pterocelastrus rostratus, ‘‘ White pear,” ‘‘ Umdakane.’ 
grained ; suitable for engraving. (Celastracew. ) 
P. variabilis. ‘‘ Kersewood,” ‘‘ Candlewood,” ‘‘ Umbaurila.” Burns 
brilliantly ; bark used in tanning. 
Pteroxylon utile, Eck. and Z. ‘‘Sneezewood,” ‘‘ Nieshout,” ‘‘ Umtati.” 
One of the most durable woods in the world, ranking with jarrah and green- 
heart. Termite and teredo-proof. For bearings superior to brass, iron, or 
“lignum-vite.” (Sapindacee. ) 
Rhus levigata. ‘‘Taaibosch.” Turnery. (Anacardiacee.) 
R. Thunbergii, Hook. ‘‘Klip Els,” ‘‘ Rock ash.” Hard, heavy, and 
tough ; suitable for musical instruments. 
R. viminalis. ‘‘Karroo wood.” Tough, elastic wood, used for tent waggon 
hoops ; takes polish. 
Royena lucida. . ** Black bark,” ‘‘ Swartblast,” ‘‘ Umeaza.” (Ebenacee.) 
Schotia latifolia, Jacq. ‘‘ Boerbone.” Seeds edible ; bark used in dyeing ; 
heart-wood greenish. (Legwiminose.) 
Scolopia Ecklonii, Benth. & Hook. fil. (= Phoberos). ‘‘ Red pear.” Used 
by wheelwrights and in mill work. (Bixacew.) 
S. Mundtii, Benth. & Hook. f. ‘* Klipdoorn.” 
S. Zeyheri. ‘* Thorn” or ‘‘ wolf pear,” ‘‘Iqumza elinameva.” Useful for 
cogs; very hard. 
Sideroxylon inerme. ‘* White milkwood,” ‘‘Umgwashu.”  Whitish 
durable wood for boats, telegraph poles, etc. (Sapotacec.) 
Strychnos Atherstonei, Hary. ‘‘Cape teak.” Staves. (Strychnacew.) 
Sycomorus capensis, ‘* Wild fig.” Light; takes polish. (Artocarpacee.) 
Trichocladus crinitus. ‘‘ Ouderbosch,” ‘‘Sidali.” Fuel. (Hamamelidacee. ) 
Toddalia lanceolata, Lamk. (= Vepris). ‘* White ironwood,” ‘‘ Umzani.” 
Tough and elastic like ash or hickory. (Xanthoxylacee.) 
Virgilia capensis, Lam. ‘‘Keurboom.” (Leguminose.) 
Widdringtonia juniperoides. ‘‘ Cedar.” As much as 12 feet in diameter. 
(Conifere. ) 
Xanthoxylon capense, Harv. ‘‘ Knobwood,” ‘‘ Paardepram,” ‘‘ Umnun- 
gumabele.” 50 to 60 feet. Variously employed. (Xanthoxylacee.) 
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Hard, close- 
[‘‘ Catalogue of the Exhibits of the Colony of the Cape of Good 
Hope,” Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886. “Silva 
Capensis,” by L. Pappe, M.D., London and Cape Town, 1862, 
pp. 60, 8vo. | 
ATLANTIC ISLANDS. 
The native ebony of St Helena (Dombeya melanoxylon ; nat. 
order, Byttneriacee), growing 10 to 15 feet high, has been all but 
exterminated by goats; but Pinus Pinaster has been extensively 
planted. The forest of Agua Garcia, in Teneriffe, consists entirely 
of evergreen trees of the laurel type, among which the most abun- 
