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according to the nature of the section. It makes an excellent wood 

 for ship-building, carpentry, roof-boarding, cabinet-making, and rail- 

 road sleepers. It is very solid and durable and is very easy to work. 



The species Vonacafona anierica^ia^ of Brazil, is an excellent build- 

 ing wood. Its common name is acapu, and it may be called Brazilian 

 teak. Density, o'qoo; breaking strain, 304 kilos. 



MIMOSE/E. 



Acacia acuminata (Tree). — This tree, which is found in Western 

 Australia, is from 12 to 15 metres high. The wood is used for cabinet- 

 making and coach-building. Suitable for charcoal. 



Acacia arabica (Tree). — A tree of medium size. The wood is hard, 

 the sap-wood is whitish, and the heart-wood pinkish-white, changing 

 to reddish-brown on exposure to the atmosphere. It is used for making 

 agricultural instruments, plough-shares and handles, and also for 

 spokes, axles, cart-wheels, &c. 



This is not' a very straight tree; the height may be from 8 to 10 

 metres ; in dry-, barren regions the wood becomes valuable. 



Acacia Angico (Tree). — A Brazilian building-wood known as angico. 



Acacia aneura (Tree). — This species occurs in Australia. It rarely 

 exceeds 7 to 8 metres in height, but the exceptionally hard wood makes 

 excellent tool-handles. It is the wood used by the aborigines for 

 making their weapons — spears, boomerangs, &c. 



Acacia Adansonii (Tree). — The common name for this tree in 

 Senegal is Gonakic. It may reach a height of 10 to 12 metres. The 

 wood has a very fine grain and is very hard and durable. 



From Lanessan we learn that it is perfectly suited to ship-building, 

 for elbowings, deck timbers, eking-pieces, and curves. It is difficult 

 to work w^hen dry. It is also used for piles and is extremely durable 

 in this capacity, the water only hardening it and not causing decay. 

 This acacia is very common on both banks of the Senegal. 



Acacia altissima (Tree). — A good wood for cabinet-making. 

 Senegal. 



Acacia albicans (Tree). — A large tree, the wood of which is used 

 for cabinet-making, as it is hard and the grain is fine and close. 



Acacia albida (Tree). — This tree grows to a height of q metres and 

 has a slightly rounded summit. The bark is fairly thick and the wood 

 is hard and fairly easy to work. Grubs and ants are unable to harm 

 it. The wood is good for joinery, cabinet-making, carpentry, coach- 

 building, &c. Weight of I cubic metre is 555 kilos (Constancia). 



This acacia is of erect growth and thrives in all soils. It is very 

 common in Senegal and the Soudan. 



Acacia astringens (Tree). — The height of this species may be as 

 much as q metres and the diameter 60 cm. It grows in all kinds of 

 soils. 



