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belonging to the Bean family (Leguminosse). It attains a 

 large size in the Pegu and Prome forests. Its wood is hard, 

 like ebony. 



Mesua ferrea, a tree of the Gamboge family (Guttiferse), 

 native of India and islands of the Indian Archipelago. It has 

 smooth bark and hard heavy wood. Its flowers are fragrant, 

 and a kind of attar is distilled from them. 



Ironwood, Jamaica {ErytJiroxylon areolatum), a tree of the 

 Coca family (Erythroxylaceae). 



Ironwood, Morocco (Argania Sideroxylon), a small tree of 

 the Star Apple family. {See Argan.) 



Ironwood, Norfolk Island {Notclma longifoUa), a tree of 

 the Olive family (Oleacese), native of Norfolk Island. 



Ironwood, North American, or Lever - wood {Ostrya 

 virginica, also Carjpinus americana), trees of the Oak family 

 (Cupuhferse). 



Ironwood, South African. — Olea undulata and 0. capensis, 

 smaU trees of the Olive family (Oleacese), also Sideroxylon 

 capensG, a tree of the Star Apple family (Sapotace?e). 



Ironwood, Tasmanian and New South Wales {Notelcea 

 ligustrina), a bush of the Olive family (Oleacese), 6 to 8 feet 

 high, but occasionally having a single stem 30 feet high. Its 

 wood is very close and hard, and is used in medicine, and for 

 making pulley-blocks, and for turnery and fancy cabinet-work. 



Ironwood, White [Vep-is lanceolata), a tree of the Paie 

 family (Paitacese), native of Mauritius. 



Ita Palm. (See Miriti.) 



Itch Tree (Oncocarpiis vitie7isis), a tree of the Terebinth 

 family (Anacardiacese), native of the Fiji Islands. It attains 

 a height of 50 to 60 feet, having large oblong leaves and a 

 curious corky fruit, somewhat resembling the seed-shell of the 

 walnut. The whole tree, especially the bark sap, is higlily 

 irritating, a drop falling on the hand imparting the sensation of 

 being touched with a red-hot poker. Dr. Seemann relates an 

 instance of a person having obtained a tree for a flag-staff. In 

 preparing it by peeling, he sat upon the trunk. Shortly after- 



