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(iv) Melaleuca genistifdlia Sm. (Order Myrtatece^T North- 

 eastern Australia. Known also as "Ridge Myrtle." Height 

 30 40 ft.; diam. 1J 2 ft. Greyish, close-grained, hard, 

 durable. 



(v) Myrtus gonoddda F. v. M. (Order Myrtdcece). North 

 Queensland. Very hard, and suggested for engraving. 



(vi) Notelcea ligustrlna Vent. (Order Oledcece). South-eastern 

 Australasia. Known also as " Heartwood " in Tasmania, and as 

 "Spurious Olive" or "White Plum" in Victoria. Height 30 

 ft.; diam. 1 ft. S.Gr. 925. Irregularly figured, like Olive-wood, 

 exceedingly hard and close-grained. Used for mallets, blocks, 

 and turnery. 



(vii) Olea paniculdta. See Marblewood. 



(viii) Tarrittia argyrodendron. See Silver- tree. 



In Borneo and the Straits Settlements (ix) Eusiderdxylon 

 Zwagtrii is so called. See Billian. 



In Burma (x) Xylia dolabrifdrmis goes by this name. See 

 Acle. 



In Cape Colony (xi-xv) Olea laurifdlia Lam. (Order Oledcece), 40 

 70 ft. high and 2 3 ft. in diam., 0. unduldta Jacq., 0. capdnsis 

 L., 0. exasperdta Jacq., and 0. verrucdsa Link., "Olyvenhout" or 

 "Umguma," all very similar and nearly equal to Lignum-vitae, 

 are known as "Black Ironwood"; whilst (xvi) Todddlia lanceoldta 

 Lam. (Order Xanthoxyldcece) is known as " White Ironwood " 

 [See Umzimbit], and (xvii) Siderdxylon indrmt L. (Order Sapotdcece\ 

 which occurs along the east coast of Africa from the Cape to 

 Zanzibar, a very heavy, hard, close-grained, durable, greyish- 

 yellow wood, with brownish-red markings, used in ship and 

 bridge-building, and for telegraph-poles, is known as " White 

 Ironwood of Mauritius," and also as "Soft" or "White Milk- 

 wood " in South Africa. 



In Ceylon and India the name Ironwood is applied to (xviii) 

 Mesuaferrea L. (Order Guttiferce), also known as "Indian Rose-chest- 

 nut." Hind. " Nagesar." Andaman " Gangaw." Height 20 ft. 

 or more; diam. 1 2 ft. W 69 72. Dark red, extremely hard 

 and difficult to work, taking a high polish. Used for gun-stocks, 



