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NJssolia arborea (Tree). — A thorny tree known in Guadeloupe as 

 Savonette rouge. Yields a building wood with a density of o"8oo. 



Ougeinia dalbergioides (Tree). — A tree of medium size with a hard, 

 close-grained wood ; the sap-wood is thin and grey in colour ; the 

 heart-wood has a watered pattern, and is light brown or sometimes 

 red-brown in colour. It is used in India for cabinet-making and 

 various other purposes. 



Peraltea erythrinaefolia (Tree). — The Brazilian Rose angcliiu. The 

 wood is excellent for building purposes and is also used in cabinet- 

 making, &c. 



Pongamia glabra (Tree). — This is the species known as Indian 

 beech. It is very common in the South of India. It is of pleasing 

 aspect and well adapted for formicg avenues. When in flower it 

 presents a particularly agreeable appearance. It is now common 

 in a number of tropical countries. The seeds contain 27 per cent, of 

 oil with a poisonous smell and a bitter flavour. In the presence of 

 sulphuric acid its colour changes to vermilion. The poor classes use 

 this oil for lighting purposes. 



The wood is fairh^ hard, white, beautifully grained and suitable for 

 cabinet-making, &c. It is also a good fuel. 



Pongamia uliginosa (Tree). — Like that of the preceding species, the 

 wood of Pongamia uliginosa is good for joinery and cabinet-making. 



Pterocarpus angolensis (Tree). — This species produces the wood 

 known as Bar-wood and the red sandal-wood of Africa. It is common 

 in Africa and the Gaboon Coast. 



The colour of the inner wood is blood-red, that of the outer some- 

 what blackish ; its structure is coarse and fibrous. It contains a red 

 colouring matter, santaline , and a white crystalline compound, santol. 

 The wood is very hard, takes a polish and is used in veneering, cabinet- 

 making and turning. Particularly fine pieces of large furniture are 

 also made from it. Gaboon is capable of supplying large ciuantities. 

 It is a wood which fetches high prices in the European markets. 



Pterocarpus erinaceus (Tree).— This tree may reach 12 to 15 metres 

 in height. The wood is red in colour veined w'ith white, hne-grained, 

 ver>' hard, compact and suitable for shipbuilding, carpentry, and 

 cabinet-making. This Pterocarfits is a native of Senegal, and is one 

 of the species yielding the red sandal-wood, which is exported in logs 

 in large quantities from the French Congo. 



Pterocarpus Adansonii (Tree).— The wood has the same qualities as 

 the foregoing, and is known a.s- Sang-vene. It is a native of Senegal. 



Pterocarpus indicus (Tree).— This tree is found in a number of 

 colonies, and is a native of India. The wood is white, but turns a fine 

 red after a certain amount of exposure to the atmosphere; one of the 

 sandal-woods. 



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