222 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



handles, wood-paving, and building. " Black Ironwood " is here 

 (xix) Conddlia ferrea Griseb. (Order Bhamndcece). S.G. 1300. 

 W85. 



The Ironwood of China and Japan, used for rudders and 

 anchors, is believed to be (xx) Metrosideros vera Rumph. (Order 

 Myrtdcece), occurring in the Malay archipelago, and known in 

 Amboyna as "Nani": that of Guiana and Honduras is (xxi) 

 Lapldcea Hwmatuxylon Camb. (Order Camellidcece), also known as 

 "Blood-wood" and used for cogs; whilst in Jamaica (xxii) 

 Slodnea jamaicensis Hook. (Order Tilidcece), known also "Break- 

 axe," and (xxiii) Erythrdxylon areoldtum L., also known as "Red- 

 wood," are also so named. 



Ironwood, Morocco (xxiv). See Argan. 



In Natal, besides the White Ironwood [See Umzimbit], there 

 is (xxv) Olea lauri/olia Lam., known as "Black Ironwood," Zulu 

 "Tamboti." W 64-68. E 896 tons. / 7 -84. /c 4-79. 



In New Zealand the name is applied to (xxvi -xxviii) Metro- 

 sidtros robusta and M. likida Menz. [See Rata] and to M. tomen- 

 tdsa A. Cunn., Maori " Pohutakawa." This last yields timber 

 10 20 ft. long, and 916 in. square, with S.G. 1200858, 

 dark red or walnut-brown, very heavy, hard, close-grained, 

 strong and durable, suitable for ship-building. 



In the United States (xxix) Carpinus carolinidna is sometimes 

 called Ironwood [See Hornbeam, American] ; but in New 

 Mexico the name is applied to (xxx) Olneya Tesota, A. Gray 

 (Order Legumindsce). In Persia (xxxi) Parrdtia pdrsica (Order 

 Hamameliddcece) ; and in the island of Reunion (xxxii) Stadminnia 

 siderdxylon DC. (Order Sapinddcece) is so called. 



Jacaranda, the Brazilian name for various species of Dalbcrgia 

 and Machairium (Order Legumindsce), known in English commerce 

 as Rosewood, including Jacaranda cabiuna (Dalbdrgia nigra 

 Allem.), Jacaranda roxa (Machc&rium ftrmum Benth.), and 

 Jacaranda preto (M. legdU Benth.). See Rosewood. 



Jack (Artocdrpus integrifolia L. : Order Mordcece). India, 

 Beng. "Kanthal." Sink. " Kos." Brazil "Jaqueira." Sometimes 

 known as " Orangewood," Height 80 100 ft.; diam. 2 5 ft. 



