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one of the Madagascar! palisanders. Bark yellowish, the flowers white, 

 with a strong and penetrating odour. The trees grow to a certain 

 extent everywhere except in wet soils. 



Dalhcrgla Baro}ii and D . trichocarfa also occur in Madagascar, and 

 might be exploited. 



Dalbergia ovata (Tree). — The wood of this tree is grey or yellowish- 

 brown in colour, close grained and fairly hard; it is used in India. 



Dalbergia rimosa (Tree). — A small Indian tree with soft, white 

 wood and a small amount of black heart-wood. 



Dalbergia Sissoo (Tree).- This tree is a native of the mountainous 

 parts of India ; the timber is excellent, of fine, close grain. The sap- 

 wood is very thin, and the heart-wood brown. It is extremely durable, 

 never cracks, and is used in making boats, carts, ploughshares, &c. 

 This is one of the best Indian woods. 



Dalbergia voliibilis (Shrub).— A large Indian climbing plant with 

 hard pale-brown wood. 



Dalbergia cochinchinensis (Tree). — This species is a tree some 

 30 metres high and from 60 to go cm. in diameter. The heart-wood is 

 red (the colour growing darker with age), finely grained, compact, hard, 

 and exceeds the sap-wood in size. 



According to Lanessan, it is one of the most beautiful woods known, 

 and suitable for all kinds of building work, joinery, and cabinet- 

 making. When shielded from stress of weather it may live from fifty 

 to sixty years. It is used as the base for the Tonkin mosaics. This 

 tree is now rare in Cochin China. 



Dalbergia hircina (Tree).— A tree of medium height with no dura- 

 men, the wood being fairly hard. 



Dalbergia Perrieri (Tree).— This tree and the variety Dalbergia 

 bouiciisis occur in the region of Boina, in Madagascar. It measures 

 10 to 20 metres in height, and the diameter sometimes reaches 60 cm. ; 

 the bark is greyish. This species thrives best in dry forests, in siliceous 

 soils. 



Dalbergia purpurea (Tree). — A large tree with compact white wood 

 turning pale yellow on exposure to the air. 



Dalbergia nigra (Tree). — This variety produces an excellent build- 

 ing wood which is also used for cabinet-making. Its common name 

 in Brazil is black jacaranda. The Brazilian palisander wood also 

 comes from one of these varieties. 



Dalbergia paniculata (Tree). — A large tree with a white wood turn- 

 ing to pale yellow. It is of small worth. 



Dalbergia Kurzil ( Tree).— The wood of this tree is hard and 

 yellowish-white in colour. The heart-wood is black and resembles 

 ebony. 



Dalbergia stipulata (Shrub).— A large climbing or erect shrub. 

 The wood is greyish-brown, with a hard purple-brown duramen. 



