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Ebony, Cuba (Diospyros tetraspdrma Jacq.). "Ebano Real." 

 S.G. 1300. R 305 Ibs. Black, hard, brittle. Used in cabinet- 

 work. 



Ebony, False, the "Corsican Ebony" of ancient Rome 

 (Cytisus Laburnum L. : Order Legumindsce). French " Faux 

 ebenier." Sapwood broad, yellowish ; heart dark-brown with a 

 greenish tinge ; rings and pith-rays distinct, hard, capable of high 



FIG. 51. Transverse section of Laburnum (Cytisus Laburnum) " False Ebony." 



polish, but not durable. Used in turnery and by the ancients as 

 veneer. 



Ebony, Gaboon, Lagos or Old Calabar (Diospyros Dendo 

 Welw.). Tropical West Africa. Black. 



Ebony, German, the wood of Pear or Yew, stained black. 



Ebony, Green (Diospyros chlordxylon Roxb.). Telugu " Nella 

 ulimera." Southern India. A large tree yielding a hard, useful 

 wood. In Brazil the name is applied to Tecoma leucfaylon Mart. 

 (Order Bignonidcece), known also as " Quirapaiba," a heavy, hard, 

 dark-green, close-grained cabinet-wood yielding logs 14 ft. long 



