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and planking. Other species, such as D. grandifldm Wall, and D. 

 aldtus Roxb. [See Gurjun], are confused under the same name. 



Engyin (Shdrea siamensis Miq. : Order Dipterocarpdcece). Burma 

 and Siam. Perhaps the same name as the preceding. A large 

 tree, resembling the allied Sal. W 54 55. Heart very hard, 

 very heavy and cross-grained : pith-rays finer than in Sal. Used 

 in house building, and for bows, etc. 



Epel of Borneo maybe " Ypil" of the Philippines, " Yepi, 

 Apa" or "Epe" in Telugu, Afzelia bijuga A. Gray [See 

 Shoondul], Baukinia diphylla Buch. or Hardwickia bindta 

 Roxb. [See Anjan]. 



Essen boom. See Ash, Cape. 



Featherwood (Polyusmi Cunninghdmii J. J. Benn. : Order 

 Saxifragdcece}. North-eastern Australia. " Hickory, Wineberry." 

 Aborig. " Yaralla." Height 4060 ft. ; diam. 13 ft. W 49'3. 

 Yellow, close-grained, tough. Used for ladders, hand-spikes, etc. 



Fiddle- wood (Cilharexylum melanocdrdium Sw., cinereum L., 

 surrectum Griseb., and quadranguldre Jacq. : Order Ferbendcece). 

 West Indies. French " Bois fidele, Bois de cotelet." Used for 

 posts, shingles, etc. 



Fig, the general name for the genus Ficus, few species of which 

 yield timber of any value. That of Ficus indica L. (Order 

 Artocarpdcece) is used in Ceylon for common furniture ; but it, and 

 that of other species, being soft and spongy, is readily charged 

 with oil and emery for knifeboards or polishing purposes. 



Fig, Leichhardt's Clustered (Ficus glomerdta Willd.). India, 

 Burma, Northern Australia. Aborig. " Parpa." Hind. " Kith 

 Giilar." Height 40 60 ft.; diam. 13 ft. W 25 36. Greyish 

 or straw-colour, coarse but straight-grained, light, soft, porous, 

 moderately strong, not durable, except under water. Used for 

 well-frames in India, and for furniture in Ceylon, and suggested 

 for packing-cases. 



Fig, Illawarra, Port Jackson or Rusty (F. rubiginosa Desf.). 

 Aborig. "Dthaaman." Eastern Australia. Height 60 80ft.; 

 diam. 4 5 ft. W 28*5. Light, soft, brittle, spongy. Some- 

 times used for packing-cases. 



