CATALOGUE OF THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD ii 



Angico. Piptadenia rigida, Benth, Weight, 71 lbs. Brazil. 



This timber is described in Brazilian Woods as being of excellent 

 quality for building and naval architecture. 



An J AN. Hardwickia hinata, Roxb. Weight, 82 lbs. (Troup). India. 



This is a very valuable wood which should be imported into the United 

 Kingdom and used for many important purposes. It appears to possess 

 the very durable quaUties of pyinkado {Xylia dolabriformis) without the 

 oily or sticky surface which the latter possesses, which quahty, while 

 doubtless making it more durable, also renders it less suitable for cabinet 

 and decorative work. Anjan is capable of a very smooth surface from 

 the tool, almost, as R. S. Troup says, making it comparable with African 

 blackwood {Dalbergia M elanoxylon) . The same author recommends it 

 for turnery. It would be invaluable in those parts of decorative cabinet 

 work where a hard, smooth surface is required, and where an undoubted 

 good standing wood, which will neither shrink nor warp, is necessary. 

 Its qualities as a decorative wood are further enhanced by its handsome 

 colour and appearance. 



In colour it varies from brick-red to a dull dark brown with black 

 streaks. It would give much the same appearance in finished work as 

 that which can be obtained in Italian walnut work. Unfortunately, in 

 common with so many valuable Indian timbers, it has no European name, 

 nor has it yet been imported in commercial quantities. One log was 

 sent to the Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington, 

 a-few years ago, and can be seen there. 



The pores are regular and uniform in size and position. The medul- 

 lary rays are very faint and obscure even under the lens (12 x). There 

 is a small, faint ripple mark on the radial section. 



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 Anogeissus acuminata, Wall. Weight, 50 lbs. India, Burma. 



The wood is yellowish, fairly hard, and not particularly easy to season 

 and work. It is, however, quite suitable for rough purposes under cover. 

 It would certainly yield much better timber if it were artificially seasoned. 

 Logs are obtainable 30 feet x 12 inches x 12 inches. 



Anogeissus latifolia, Wall. Weight, 62 lbs. (Gamble). India. 



The colour of this wood is a pale greyish-yellow ; it is very similar to 

 bleached hare-wood, the genuine hare-wood, that is, and not the stained 

 sycamore which commonly passes for it. The wood has a close firm grain, 

 which is somewhat akin to that of satin-wood. A considerable portion of 

 the supplies produce well-figured pieces with what is known as the splash- 

 mottle effect. 



Although little known hitherto in the commercial world, supplies may 



