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Cogwood (Ceandthus Chlordxylon Nees : Order Ehamndcece). 

 Jamaica. Hard, heavy, very elastic and durable under water. 

 Used for cogs in sugar-mills. 



Compass (Kcempdssia malaccdnsis Maingay). Borneo. W 58. 

 Ked, heavy, tough, strong, coarse-grained, but liable to termite- 

 attack and not durable. 



Cooper's wood (AlphiMnia extilsa). See Ash, Mountain. 



Cork-wood tree of Missouri (Leitrrfria Floriddna Chapm. : 

 Order Leitneridcece). S.G. 210. The lightest known wood. 



Cork-wood tree of the Antilles (Hibiscus tilidceus L. : Order 

 Malvaceae). Grown throughout the Tropics. Nut-brown, very 

 light. Used for floats for fishing-nets. 



Cork- wood in Australia (i) (Duboisia myopwoides R.Br. : Order 

 Solandcew). Also known as "Elm." New South Wales and 

 Queensland. Height 1530 ft. ; diam. 12 ft. W 303075. 

 White or yellowish, very soft, close-grained, and firm. Used for 

 carving. Named from its bark resembling that of Cork Oak. 

 The name is applied (ii) to Schizomfria ovdta [See Coachwood], 

 and (Hi) to Weinmdnnia rubifdlia F. v. M. [See Marrara]. 



Cork-tree, Indian (MillingMnia harUnsis L. fil. : Order Big- 

 nonidcece). Yellow-white, soft, taking an excellent polish. Used 

 for furniture. 



Cotton-tree (Bombax Ceiba L. : Order Bombdcece). Identical 

 with B. malabdricum DC. Southern India, Burma, Northern 

 Australia. "Malabar Silk-cotton," "Red-Cotton tree." French 

 " Fromage de Hollande." Hind. " Shembal." Height 60 ft. or 

 more ; diam. 5 ft. W 20 32. Light, soft, coarse-grained, not 

 durable. Used for planks, packing-cases, tea-chests, coffins, 

 canoes, and fishing-floats. 



Cotton wood. See Poplar and Dogwood, in Tasmania. 



Courbaril. See Locust. 



Cowdie-pine. See Kauri. 



Crab-wood (Cdrapa guian^nsis Aubl. : Order Melidcece). 

 Guiana, Trinidad, etc. "Caraba, Carapo, Andiroba." Height 

 60 ft. and upward; diam. 12 ft. S.G. 894349. W 46-25. fc 

 3-29. fs -433. R 80 kilos. Reddish-brown, moderately heavy and 



