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ground, and then termed "White Cypress," reddening on 

 exposure, soft, straight- and fine-grained, not strong, but very 

 durable in contact with the soil. Formerly used in Louisiana for 

 canoes, water-pipes, and house frames, and now for sleepers, 

 fencing, and, on a large scale, for shingles. 



Cypress, Himalayan or Indian (Cuprfssus toruldsa D. Don.), 

 a light-brown, fragrant, moderately hard wood, used for building, 

 etc. 



Cypress, Japanese. See Hi-no-ki. 



Cypress-Pine, the general name for the species of Frentla 

 (Order Cupresslnece), in Northern and Eastern Australia, especially 

 the varieties of F. robusta A. Cunn. (--=Cdllitris robusta R. Br.), 

 " Black, Common, Dark, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee " or " White 

 Pine, Camphor-wood." Aborig. " Marung." Height 6070 ft. 

 diam. 1J 2 ft. Light to dark brown, often with pinkish 

 longitudinal streaks and beautifully figured, with a camphor-like 

 fragrance, straight-grained, but very full of knots, easily worked, 

 shrinking and warping but little, and taking a good polish, 

 largely teredo- and termite -proof. Much used for piles, building, 

 and furniture. Frentla robusta, var. microcdrpa A. Cunn., the 

 " Coorung coorung " of the aborigines, is a similar and valuable 

 wood, but dark-coloured and somewhat brittle, used for telegraph- 

 poles. F. robusta, var. verrucdsa A. Cunn., sometimes known also 

 as "Rock Pine," " Desert Cypress " or "Sandarac Pine," is also 

 dark. S.G. 691. W 4344-5. It is used for telegraph-poles and 

 cabinet-making, its carnphoraceous smell being said to be 

 obnoxious to insects. Frentla Endlicheri Parlat., known as 

 " Black, Red, Scrub " or " Murray Pine," a rich brown, beauti- 

 fully mottled with darker brown, presenting a superb figuring, 

 fragrant, fine-grained, susceptible of a high polish and durable, is 

 a valuable wood, used for internal work and for piles, sleepers, 

 etc. Frentla rhomboldea Endl., known also as "Light" or 

 " Illawarra Mountain Pine," or, in Tasmania, as " Oyster Bay 

 Pine," is close-grained, strong, easily worked, takes a good polish 

 and is durable, but smaller than the varieties just mentioned. 

 W 39*25. It is used for similar purposes. 



