368 LEGUMINOS.E YIELDING WOOD FOR 



Albizzia procera (Tree).— A large tree of rapid growth. The wood 

 is hard, with a broad, yellowish-white sap-wood. The heart-wood is 

 brown and bright in appearance with alternating light and darker 

 layers. This latter is durable and is used for making rice-pestles, 

 wheels, bridges, posts, and agricultural implements. In India it is 

 used for making packing chests for tea, and it also yields good 

 charcoal. 



Albizzia rhombifoiia (Tree).— A tree 25 to 30 metres high with a 

 trunk 60 cm. to 1 metre in diameter and no branches up to a height 

 of 20 metres. The wood is reddish-yellow in colour with a density 

 varying from o"7i3 to o'/B,/. It is used in the construction of rolling- 

 stock where a large amount of strain may be expected. 



Albizzia stipulata (Tree). — The wood of this tree is used for making 

 packing cases and other similar objects. It is soft and perishable. 



Albizzia sp. (Tree). — An Indian Albissia of undetermined species, 

 the wood of which is used for timber work. 



Albizzia Thompsonil (Tree).— A tree of average size. The wood, 

 which is used in India, is hard, has a yellowish sap-wood and a dark 

 brown heart-wood. 



Albizzia tomentosa (Tree). — The wood of this species is hard, finely 

 and closely grained, and good for turned work. 



Calliandra Hildebrantii (Tree).— This tree is found in Nossi-Be. 

 The wood is of small size, but close-grained. 



Dicrostachys cinerea (Tree).— A small tree with an extremely tough 

 heart-wood, the colour of which is red with black stripes. If is used 

 in India for firewood. Owing to its toughness and' solidity it is also 

 used for making walking sticks. 



Enterolobium lutescens (Tree).— A Brazilian building wood, known 

 as CabiiJii vmliatico. 



Inga Burgoni (Tree). — The wood of this tree is used in Guiana, and 

 is known as I'alHiivier de Montague (Mountain mangrove). It has no 

 durability and is of small value. In Martinique it is used for chair- 

 making and interior building-work. 



inga ferruginea (Tree). — In Martinique this species is known as 

 Pais doitx gris. It is very common and the wood is good for marquetry. 



inga martinicensis (Tree).— .-V thornless tree suitable for building 

 work. The wood is white and rather soft. Density, o"76g; breaking 

 strain, 1*078. It is very common in Martinique at an altitude of 

 300 metres. 



inga salutaris (Tree). — A rather rare wood suitable for marquetry. 



Inga Saman (Tree). — The wood of this species, which is rare in 

 India, is used for making chairs and other furniture. 



