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(Fig. 28); pith-rays indistinguishable. The wood is hard and 

 heavy, and suitable for turnery, but small. The other British 

 species, It. Frdngula, the Alder or Berry-bearing Buckthorn, yields 

 the wood known as Dogwood. 



Buffelsbal (Gardenia ThunUrgii L. : Order Rubidcece). Cape 

 Colony. Hard and heavy. Used for clubs, tool-handles, axles, 

 etc. 



Bullet-wood, Andaman (Mimusops littordlis Kurz. : Order 

 Sapotdcece). Tenasserim and Andaman Islands. A large tree, 

 yielding a very hard, red-brown, close-grained, durable wood, 

 which is, however, apt to split. Used for bridges and house-posts, 

 and recommended for sleepers. [See also Balata and Sapodilla.] 



Bully, Naseberry (Sapdta Siderfaylon Gr. : Order Sapotdcece). 

 Jamaica. W 74. E 1080. /9'16. fc 4-31. fs -50. One of the 

 most valuable woods of the Colony. 



Bunya-bunya (Araucdria Bidwllli Hook : Order Coniferce). 

 Queensland. Height 100150 ft.; diam. 2J 4 ft. Light- 

 coloured, straight-grained, beautifully veined, very strong, easily 

 worked, susceptible of polish, not warping, durable. Suitable for 

 cheap furniture, but seldom felled, as its seeds are eaten by the 

 aborigines. 



Butternut (Juglans cine'rea L. : Order Juglanddcece). Eastern 

 North America. " White Walnut." " Oil nut." French " Noyer 

 cendre," Germ. " Graue Walnuss." Height 5060 ft.; diam. 

 2 3 ft. Reddish-brown, light, soft, not strong, free from the 

 attacks of worms, not easily split. Used for sleepers, for internal 

 work in building, coach-panels, boats and canoes, wooden dishes, 

 shovels, and cabinet-work. Seldom imported into England. 



Button-wood. See Plane. 



Cabbage-bark. See Angelin. 



Cagueyran (Copaifera hymenceifdlia Moric. : Order Legumindsce). 

 Cuba. A large tree, the wood of which is used in building. 



Cajeput (MelaUuca leucaddndron L. : Order Myrtdcece). Malaysia 

 and tropical Australia. " Milkwood, White " or " Swamp Tea- 

 tree." Aborig. " Atchoourgo." Malay. " Kayu puti." New Caledonia 

 "Niaouli." Height 40 50 ft.; diam. 12 ft. Hard, heavy, 



