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brown, with fine, straight darker Unes crossing the surface. The 

 grain is even and straight, and a very smooth surface can be obtained 

 from the tool. 



On the Continent, as in America, it has been largely used for cart-wheel 

 spokes and felloes, carriage shafts and coachbuilders' work, all manner 

 of bent work and hoops for casks, handles of picks and axes. In this 

 country it is much in demand for golf shafts, for which purpose, on account 

 of its springy toughness combined with its Ught weight, no other wood 

 can compete. It is also used for pick and tool handles and bent work. 

 The navy demands a considerable amount, and although perhaps on account 

 of scarcity of supphes it has not been used to a very large extent in 

 aeroplane work, many consider it for this purpose to be unequalled. 

 It thrives in this country, and many good specimens of trees can be seen 

 in various places ; it should be more widely planted both for its utiUty 

 and its beauty. 



The pores are scarce and variable in size, some being very large ; 

 some are partially plugged. The meduUary rays are very fine, parallel, 

 and clearly defined. 



HiNAU. Elaeocarpus dentatus, Vahl. Weight, 36 lbs. New Zealand. 



The Board of Agriculture, New Zealand, reports that this wood is 

 " Hght dull-brown colour, heart-wood darker, tough, strong, and durable. 

 Procurable in lengths of 20 feet and up to 12 inches in width. Used for 

 fencing-posts, bridges, and cidverts." 



HiNOKi, FoRMOSAN. Chamaecypuris formosensis. Mats.; C obtusa, 

 S. and Z. Weight, 28 lbs. Formosa. 



The wood is of a clean, bright yeUow-brown colour, much resembhng 

 the appearance of cypress [Taxodium distichum). It is harder and heavier 

 than the Japanese hinoki, and has more marked grain. It gives a strong 

 aromatic scent which is not particularly pleasant, and is quite unlike the 

 fragrant scent of Japanese hinoki. This is one of the useful Formosan 

 woods, which tiU now has never been imported, but which, if a regular 

 supply could be maintained, would become a very useful timber. 



Hinoki, Japanese. Cupressus obtusa, Koch. Weight, 22 lbs. 9 oz. 

 Japan. 



The wood is of a pale yellow, straw colour with wavy marks caused by 

 darker streaks, and possesses a lustrous sheen, while the scent is very 

 fragrant and agreeable. Only a few logs have been imported, and 

 commercially it is unknown. Elwes and Henry say : "No coniferous 



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