TOON 



which with that encircling the pores is visible to good sight with 

 the unaided eye. 



Pith. Round, 1-2 mm. wide, red : many of the cells have 

 black contents. 



Vertical Sections. Pores, not much darker than the ground, 

 rarely filled : divided into chambers which are shorter than the 

 width of the pores. Rays, just traceable with lens when 

 moistened. 



Type specimen authenticated by Sir Thos. Hughes. The 

 structure of this wood differs slightly from that of such cigar- 

 boxes as I have examined and does not tally with Boulger's 

 description (15). There is much confusion in the literature of 

 this wood. 



No. 31. TOON. Cedrela Toona. Roxb. 

 PLATE III. FIG. 23. 



Natural Order. Meliaceae. 



Synonyms. C. australis, Roxb. C. febrifuga, Forst. C. 

 odorata. Blanco. C. hexandra, Wall. C. serrata, Royle 

 (Gamble separates this from C. toona). 



Alternative Names. Indian Mahogany. Cedre de Singapore 

 (131). Moulmein Cedar in England. Red Cedar in Queens- 

 land and New South Wales ; Mugurpul. Mamin at Brisbane. 

 Woota at Wide Bay (5). Wauja in North Queensland. 

 Woolia and Cedar in New South Wales (12). Polai. Soeren 

 poetic in N. Java. Soerhen meira in Java and Malacca (123). 

 Cedro vermelho in San Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 

 (78). For names in the Indian vernacular, consult Gamble 

 and Watts. 



Sources of Supply. India and Burmah, Queensland and New 

 South Wales, Java, Malacca and Brazil. 



Physical Characters, etc. Weight 26^-38 Ibs. per cu. ft. 

 Hardness Grade 7, soft ; compare Alder or Birch. Smell and 

 taste none. Burns well, ignites readily, little smell, embers 

 glow in still air. Solution with cold water light brick-red, 

 richer in colour with hot water or alcohol. 



Grain. Coarse and open. Surface very lustrous, the ground 

 tissue shining, and a great contrast to the dull rays and pores. 



Uses, etc. "Cabinet-making, durable, easy to work" (5). 

 "Furniture, door panels, carving, tea boxes, shingles, rice- 

 pounders, dug-out canoes " (37). Very fissile; may be met with 

 in logs of large size. " Equal to the best Mahogany " (C. Morris). 



Authorities. F. M. Bailey (5), p. 32. J. F. Bailey (6), p. 394, 

 No. 25. Laslett (60), No. 253. Nordlinger (86), vol. iv. j>. 29. 

 Miers (76). Gamble (37), p. 77. Van Eeden (123). Wirsner 

 (131), L. vi. p. 94. Maiden (67). 



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