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deficient in tannin and resin ; annual rings wide, circular ; pith- 

 rays narrow, numerous, indistinct ; vessels small, numerous, 

 uniformly distributed, 1 7 together ; pith large, round. Wood 

 similar in character to Willow and Poplar. Used for flooring, 

 cart-linings, barrows, packing-cases, blind-wood in cabinet- 

 making, moulds for castings ; and, in France, for sabots. 



Huon Pine (Dacrydium Franklinii Hook. fil. : Order Coniferce). 

 Tasmania. Also known as "Macquarie Pine." Height 60 80 or 

 100 ft. ; diam. 3 5 ft. Light yellow, very beautifully marked with 

 dark wavy lines and small knots, light, close-grained, tough, 

 easily worked, susceptible of a good polish, durable, noxious to 

 insects. Used for boat-building, carving, and bedroom furniture, 

 and burns briskly with an aromatic fragrance ; but is now quite 

 scarce. 



Illupi. See Mahwa. 



Ipil. See Epel. 



Iroko (Chlwophom excelsa Benth. and Hook. fil. : Order 

 Mordcece). Tropical West Africa. " Iroko " in Yorubu land, 

 " Odum " in Guinea, " Mbundu " in Uluguru, " Muamba-Camba " 

 in Angola. Yellowish or brownish, with dark zones, resembling 

 Satin-wood or wavy Maple, handsome, very strong, and durable, 

 termite-proof. Perhaps constituting part of the " African 

 Mahogany " of commerce, valuable for building or cabinet-work. 



Iron-bark, a name applied to various species of Eucalyptus 

 (Order Myrtdcece). In Tasmania, E. Sieberidna [See Gum* 

 Cabbage]. In Australia, E. largiflorens [See Gum, Slaty], 

 E. macrorrhyncha [See Stringy bark], and especially E. 

 leucdxylon and E. siderophldia. E. leucdxylon F. v. M. 

 South-eastern Australia. Known also as " Black " or 

 "Ked Ironbark, Black Mountain Ash, White, Bastard," 

 or "Scribbly Blue Gum." Height up to 200 ft.; diam. 

 25 ft. S.G. 1173908. W 73-2663-5. Light brown, 

 yellowish or pale pinkish-white, close- and straight-grained, hard, 

 very strong, tough, and durable, both in water and in the 

 ground, slightly greasy, which renders it suitable for cogs. It is 

 also used for naves and felloes, sleepers, piles, planks, telegraph- 



