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shafts and mill wheels^ and miyht be employed for making attractive 

 pieces of furniture were it not often pierced by long galleries bored by 

 an insect. 



Its density is I'lss, and its breaking strain 385 kilos (Lanessan). 



Crotalaria barbata (Slirub). — This large shrub has a yellowish- 

 brown coloured wood which is used in India for various purposes. The 

 wood of Crotalaria fiilva is soft and yellow. 



CyclolobJum (Tree). — A genus related to the Dalbergia. The wood 

 is hard, coloured, and imperishable. 



Dalbergia melanoxylon (Tree). — The heart-wood of this tree is 

 almost black, hard, hnely grained, and compact, and is used in the 

 manufacture of furniture. Owing to its capacity for both taking and 

 retaining a polish it might well be used for veneering. It is a tree 

 which never reaches great dimensions. It is a native of East Africa, 

 and is known as Ebene dxi Senegal (Senegal ebony). 



It is from species of Dalbergia that Palisander is derived, the fine 

 violet-coloured wood, very hard and close grained, which is so much 

 used in cabinet-making.. The colour varies from nut brown to dark 

 purple or blackish. It is very heavy and darkens on exposure to the 

 atmosphere, turning a violet-brown colour. Particularly fine pieces of 

 furniture are made with this wood. According to Guibourt, the English 

 violet-wood or king-wood, which comes from Brazil, Cayenne, Mada- 

 gascar, and China, is not derived from trees of the genus Dalbergia^ 

 but from closely related species. 



Dalbergia latifclia (Tree). — A tree from Southern India, which may 

 reach great dimensions. The wood is extremely hard and close- 

 grained. The sap-wood is yellow and small in size ; the heart-wood is 

 dark purple with black longitudinal rays. It is a good wood for 

 joinery, and is known in England as roseivooi and in India as Bombay 

 black wood. It is used for making furniture, cart wheels, and agricul- 

 tural implements. 



Dalbergia laccifera (Tree). — This species of Dalbergia is from 

 20 to 25 metres high, and has a diameter of 40 to 60 cm. The wood is 

 brownish-grey, and is particularly good for veneering. 



Dalbergia congesta (Climbing Shrub). — An Indian plant with a 

 soft, white, porous wood. 



Dalbergia ferruginea (Tree).— This species and Dalbergia hetero- 

 pliylla are very useful woods, and are fairly largely employed in India. 



Dalbergia cultrata (Tree). — A tree of medium height. The wood is 

 black with dark purple streaks and very hard; the sap-wood is pale 

 brown. This wood is used in India for making ploughs, bows, lance- 

 shafts, &c. It is also used for carving. 



Dalbergia bolnensis (Tree). — In Madagascar the Sahalaves call this 

 tree manifika. The trunk may be from 10 to 25 metres high and the 

 diameter may be sometimes as much as 30 to 40 cm. The wood yields 



