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produce of a species of Baphia, a genus of Leguminous 

 plants. 



" Beef-wood is a very heavy wood of a pale red colour, and 

 is brought from New Holland in logs nine feet long and 

 thirteen or fourteen inches wide ; the tree from which this 

 is obtained is unknown to botanists, as well as most of those 

 producing the fancy woods of commerce. 



" Tulip-wood is brought into the market in very small 

 pieces, not more than four feet long and five inches in 

 diameter, so that probably it is the production of a shrub ; 

 it is clouded with red and yellow colours, and is used for 

 bordering and for making small articles, such as caddies and 

 work-boxes. 



" Zebra-wood is probably the production of a large tree, as 

 it is cheap enough to be made into tables, pianofortes, &c. ; 

 it is coloured brown on a white ground and clouded with 

 black. 



" Satin-wood is of a brilliant yellow colour with delicate 

 glowing shades. It is the produce of a plant called Chlor- 

 oxylon Swienteria, a native of India; it is one of the 

 trees that yield the wood-oil of India, and belongs to the 

 natural order Cedrelaceae, the same order in which the maho- 

 gany is placed ; it is found in the market in logs two feet 

 wide and seven or eight feet long. 



" Sandal- wood is the produce of a species of Sandoricum 

 belonging to the family Meliaceae ; the wood is of a light 

 brown colour with golden-coloured waves. 



" Ebony and Iron-wood are the names given to some very 

 hard woods, the produce of the natural order Ebenacese. 

 These woods are mostly brought from India, although some 

 of the species are found in Europe and America. 



" There are several other woods occasionally used 

 amongst cabinet-makers, of which little is known, either 

 with regard to the places they come from, or the trees to 

 which they belong. Canary-wood has a yellow colour ; 

 Purple-wood has a purple colour, without veins ; Snake-wood 

 is of a deep colour with black shades ; Calander-wood is 

 a handsome cheap wood taking a high polish, and is brought 

 from Ceylon. 



