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Adenanthera falcata (Tree).- In the. Moluccas the wood of this 

 species is used to make shields. 



Adenanthera pavonina (Tree).— A native Indian tree which has 

 spread to nearly all tropical countries. The wood is hard, with grey 

 sap-wood and red heart-wood, varnishes well, and is good for building 

 and cabinet-making ; the brown bands on a lighter background make 

 a pretty design. 



Albizzia amara (Tree). — A tree of medium height. The wood is 

 very hard, the sap-wood is white, the heart-wood purple-brown with 

 a distinctly watered pattern and alternating light and dark bands. It 

 is close-grained and very durable. It is used in India for house and 

 coach-building. 



Albizzia bigemina (Tree). — A fine Indian forest-tree, the wood of 

 which is valued for its dark-brown tint and its durability. This species 

 and A. sitbcoriacea are both of large size and have similar qualities. 



Albizzia dulcis (Tree). — The wood is used in India for manu- 

 facturing light objects. 



Albizzia fastigiata (Tree). — A tree 20 to 25 metres in height with 

 a trunk 30 to 50 cm. in diameter. The wood is yellowish-white in 

 colour and is used for ordinary joinery work. The density is 0625. 

 Occurs on the Ivory Coast (Courtet). 



Albizzia latisiliqua (Tree). — A large tropical American tree, the 

 wood of which is veined to an exceptional extent. It is splendid for 

 cabinet-making, and is said to be finer than mahogany. 



Albizzia Lebbek (Tree). — The common name for this species is 

 Blackwood. It is a shelter plant used in coffee and cacao planta- 

 tions and may reach very big dimensions, 12 to 15 metres high by 

 I metre in diameter. The wood, which is used for cabinet-making, 

 joinery, coach-building, &c., is hard, full, solid, and well veined. 

 The colour is white; that of the heart-wood is black. Density, 0*802; 

 strength, 28 kilos (Lanessan). 



Albizzia lucida (Tree). — A large tree with an extremely hard wood; 

 the sap-wood is white, the heart-wood brown with dark stripes and 

 light or dark concentric bands. It is used in India for buildings, 

 carts, &c. 



Albizzia mollis (Tree). — A medium-sized tree yielding a hard wood; 

 the sap-wood is broad, the colour of the heart-wood is dark brown, and 

 in old trees almost black. It is used for cabinet-making in India. 



Albizzia odoratissima (Tree). — The wood is used in India for 

 making oil-presses, axles, spokes and felloes of cart-wheels. It is 

 easy to work and takes a polish, the colour is a fine brown with darker 

 stripes. It is fairly durable provided it is protected from damp. 



