WOODS. 



Malabar and Travancore. The wood is excellent for house and ship- 

 building, and has lately been brought prominently to notice by Dr. 

 Cleghorn. 



Artocarpus integrifolia. W. Jaca. 



Linn. S>/st. Moncecia Monandria. 

 JACKWOOD. PHUNNUS. 



Vernacular. See " Fruits and Vegetables." 

 Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. Very common in the coast forests. The wood is excellent, 

 resembling MAHOGANY as it ages, and was used in Bombay for furniture 

 until superseded by BLACKWOOD. Piratinera guianensis yields the 

 SNAKE-WOOD or LETTER-WOOD of South America. 



The different kinds of oAK-w r ooo and BIRCH belong to N. O. 212. 

 The Australian woods, BEEF-WOOD, BOTANY BAY OAK, HE-OAK, and 

 SHE-OAK, are produced by different species of Casuarina, N, O. 213. 

 C. equisetifolia, the source of HE-OAK is now very common in Bombay. 

 WALNUT is produced by Juglans regia, N. O. 215, an order yielding 

 also HICKORY-WOOD. N. O. 220, Coniferse produces the various kinds 

 of DEAL, and CEDAR from Cedrus Libani, RED or PENCIL CEDAR from 

 Juniperus bermundiana, and VIRGINIAN RED CEDAR from J. virginiana, 

 (the CEDAR of Jamaica and Honduras belongs to N. O. 52. v. supra) ; 

 and NEW ZEALAND, or COWDIE PINE, from Dammara australis. The 

 HUON PINE of Australia is produced by Dacrydium franktinii t N. O. 221, 

 Taxacese. 



N. O. 251. PA1JVLE. PALMS. 



Borassus flabeliiformis. W. Fan-leaved Borassus. Palmyra. 



Linn. Syst. Dioecia Ilexandria. 

 TAR, 



Vernacular. See " Fruits and Vegetables." 

 Habitat. East Indies. 

 Remarks. Found along the coast, and used for building. 



Caryota Urens. W. Torn-leaved Caryota. 



Linn. Kyst. Moncecia Polyandria. 

 MAHR. 



Vernacular. Merlee-Mahr, By. Kitul, Cey. 

 Habitat. East Indies. 



Remarks. Found along the Ghats, and used for water conduits. 

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