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S.G. 554676. W 35-642. Yellow or orange, darkening on 

 exposure to a dull red or mahogany colour, somewhat coarse and 

 crooked in grain, moderately hard, requiring thorough seasoning 

 to check warping, taking a good polish ; but brittle when dry and 

 not tolerant of alternations of dryness and damp. Used as a 

 yellow dye, for boat-building, furniture, musical instruments, 

 grain-measures, and in England for cabinet-work, marquetry, 

 turning, and the backs of brushes. 



Jack, Jungle. See Angelly. 



Jack, Long (Flindersia Oxleydna F. v. M. : Order Melidcece). 

 North-eastern Australia. Known also as " Light Yellow Wood." 

 Height 80100 ft; diam. 2 3J ft. Yellow, often pretty, fine- 

 grained, strong, durable, almost termite-proof. Used in boat- 

 building and cabinet-work as a substitute for Cedar and often 

 coming to market as "Beech," i.e. Gmelina Leichhdrdtii [See 

 Beech] ; but not so valuable. 



Jambolana (Syzygium Jambolana DC. : Order Myrtdcece). 

 India, Ceylon, Mauritius, Australia. Port. "Jambu." Hind. 

 "Jamoon." Beng. "Jam." Mahr. "Jambool." Tarn. " Nagal." 

 Austral, aborig. "Durobbi." Height 80100 ft.; diam. 23 ft. 

 W 49. Flesh-colour or red, hard, firm, close-grained, durable, 

 shrinking little in drying, resisting the action of water or 

 termites. Used for sleepers, building, carts, well-work, and 

 agricultural implements. 



Jarrah (Eucalyptus margindta Sm. : Order Myrtdcece). South- 

 western Australia. Sometimes known as " Mahogany " or 

 "Bastard Mahogany." Height 100 150 ft.; diam. sometimes 

 10 ft. S.G. 8371120. W 5476. E 620 tons, e' -66. / -85, 

 /413. ft 7-20. fa 3-04. c 2940. c -388. / -937. Straight-grown, 

 and, even when unsound in the centre, yielding timber 20 40 

 ft. long and 1 2 ft. square, red, mahogany-like in colour, some- 

 times exhibiting a ray of light across the grain and a beautiful 

 mottling, and sometimes curled in grain, very heavy, hard, 

 close-grained, working smoothly, taking a good polish, and, 

 when sound, extremely durable, resisting the action of damp, 

 water, earth, rust, termites or ship-worms, and very uninflam- 



