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Height 150200 ft.; diam. 34 ft. Light, hard, but not 

 strong. 



Fire-tree (Stenocdrpus sinudtus Endl. : Order Protedcece). 

 North-eastern Australia. " Tulip-tree." Aborig. "Yiel-yiel." 

 Height 60 70 ft. ; diam. 2 ft. Nicely marked, close-grained, 

 hard, susceptible of a good polish, durable. Used for staves and 

 veneers. 



Flindosa (FlindSrsia austrdlis R. Br. : Order Melidcece). North- 

 eastern Australia. " Crow's " or " Mountain Ash," or " Beech. 

 Aborig. "Cudgerie." Height 80100 ft. ; diam. 24 ft. S.G. 

 936. W 44-877-8. E 960 tons. / 7O3. fc 4-54. fs "62. Resem- 

 bling Oak, with slight or no figure, very hard, close and strong, 

 difficult to saw, but shrinking little in drying, very durable, not 

 discoloured by iron. Used for staves and as a substitute for 

 Beech, and suitable for railway construction. 



Flintamentosa or Wyagerie, the product of a larger tree, 

 reaching 150 ft. in height and 6 ft. in diam. in Northern New 

 South Wales ; may be the same or some other species of 

 Flincttrsw. It is used in house-building. 



Fuchsia (Fuchsia excwticdta L. fil. : Order Onagrdcece). New 

 Zealand. Maori "Kohutuhutu." Height 1030 ft.; diam. 

 sometimes 3 ft. Durable. 



Fustic (Ghlorophora tinctdria Gaud., var. Xanthdxylon : Order 

 Mai'dcece). Tropical America. French "Bois d'orange." Span. 

 " Fustete, Palo narango." Port. " Espinheiro branco, Amoreira de 

 espinho." R 305 Ibs. A large tree, yielding timber 20 ft. long 

 and a foot or more wide. Yellow, light, durable. Used for 

 spokes ; but chiefly as a dye under the name of " Old Fustic," 

 " Young " or " Zante Fustic " being the wood of Rhus C6tinus. 

 [See Sumach, Venetian.] 



Galaba or Galba. See Santa Maria. 



Gangaw. See Iron wood, xviii. 



Granadillo (Amyris balsamifera L. : Order Burserdcece). West 

 Indies. Known also as " Rosewood," " Mountain Torch wood," 

 "Lignum Rhodium," or "Funera." W 7460. E 986565 

 tons. / 6-74-7. fc 45-7. fs -35 -43. Red, handsomely figured, 



