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" Vesivesi." India, Tropical Australia, and the Pacific. 

 Height 4050 ft. ; diam. 12 ft. W 4042. White, turning 

 yellow on exposure, moderately hard, close-grained, tough, 

 prettily marked, but much attacked by insects, and not durable, 

 though improved by seasoning in water. No distinct annual 

 rings, but marked wavy " false rings "; vessels few, scattered; pith- 

 rays distinct. In India used mainly for fuel. 



Beech, She (Cryptocdrya glauctscens K. Br. : Order Lauiinew). 

 " Black Beech, Sassafras, White Laurel." North - Eastern 

 Australia. Height 70 80 ft. ; diam. 1 \ 2ft. Soft, ornamental, 

 not durable. Used in cooperage. The name has also been 

 applied to C. olovdta R. Br. [See Sycamore, White.] 



Beech, White, in Canada is Fdgus sylvdtica L. [See Beech, 

 Common]. In Australia the name is applied to Elceocdrpus 

 Kirtoni F. v. M. [See Ash, Mountain], Gmelina LeichMrdtii 

 F. v. M. [See Beech, Common], and to Phylldnthus Ferdindndi 

 Mull. Arg. (Order Euphorbidcece). This tree, also called " Pencil 

 Cedar," " Lignum-vitae," and by the aborigines " Chow-way " and 

 " Tow-war," a native of the north-east, reaches a height of 

 70 80 ft. and a diameter of 1 1J ft. Its wood is grey, close- 

 grained, and easy to work, but warps. It is used in building and 

 for staves. 



Beech, Water. See Hornbeam. 



Beef- wood in Trinidad is Rhdpala montdna (Order Protedcece), a 

 valuable timber ; but in Australia the name is hopelessly vague, 

 being applied to members of four genera of Protedcw, viz. : 

 Bdnksia, Grevlllea, Hdkea and Stenocdrpus, and to several species 

 of the widely differing genus Casuarina. For Bdnksia see Honey- 

 suckle ; for Hdkea, Pinbush ; for Stenocdrpus, Oak, Silky ; for 

 Casuarina equisetifdlia, Oak, Swamp ; for C. suberdsa, She-oak, 

 Erect ; and for C. toruUsa, Oak, Forest. 



Grevlllea stridta R. Br. (Order Protedcece), also known as 

 " Silvery Honeysuckle," and by the aborigines as " Turraic," 

 reaches a height of 40 50 ft., with a diam. of 1J ft. Its 

 timber is red and prettily marked, though named from its 

 resemblance to raw beef, hard, close-grained, and susceptible 



