188 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



India. "Lesser" or "Thorny Jack." Hind. " Chaplasha." 

 Height 100 ft. S.G. 556. W 34*75. Yellow-brown, moderately 

 hard, even-grained, durable, especially under water. Used for 

 canoes, tea-chests, furniture, etc. 



Chatwan (Alstdnia scholdris E.Br. : Order Apocyndcece). 

 India, Ceylon, Moluccas. Telugu " Eda-kula." Malaij " Kayu 

 Gabas." A large tree, yielding white, close- but rather coarse- 

 grained, soft, perishable, bitter wood. Used for writing-boards 

 in schools, whence its name, for boxes, tea-chests, coffins, turnery, 

 etc., and as a tonic. 



Cheesewood (Pittospdrum unduldtum Vent. : Order Pitto- 

 spdrece). Eastern Australia. " Native Laurel," " Mock Orange." 

 Aborig. " Wallundun-deyren." Height 3050 or 90 ft. ; diam. 

 1 2J ft. W 61-25. White or whitey-brown, very close-grained, 

 hard. Suitable for turning, rollers for mangles, and engraving, 

 though inferior to Box. The name is also applied to P. bicolor 

 Hook., the " Whitewood " of Tasmania, where it was used by 

 the aborigines for clubs. This is a smaller tree with yellower 

 wood. S.G. 874. Used for axe-handles, billiard-cues, etc. 



Cherry (Prunus Amum L. and P. C&rasus L., and probably 

 P. Pddus L. : Order Eosdcece). Europe, Northern and Western 

 Asia. Sapwood reddish or yellowish white ; heart light 

 yellowish-brown, hard, heavy, firm, but not durable ; annual 

 rings distinct ; pith-rays distinct, fine ; vessels fine and equally 

 distributed. The wood is valued by turners and for inlaying. 

 After soaking for several days in lime-water it becomes a beautiful 

 brownish-red, and can be used as a substitute for Mahogany. 

 More important, however, is the " Perfumed Cherry," P. Mahaleb 

 L., the perfumed brown or green-streaked wood of which is 

 grown and manufactured in Austria into pipe-stems and 

 walking-sticks. 



Cherry, Brush (Eugenia myrtifdlia). See Myrtle, Native. 



Cherry, Brush (Trochocdrpa laurlna E.Br., See Barranduna 

 Cherry, Native (Exocdrpus cupressiffomis) R.Br. : Order 

 Santaldcece). Australia. Height 1020 or 40 ft. ; diam. 620 

 inches. S.G. 756 845. Close-grained, handsome, hard, 



