238 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



the largest dimensions, sometimes squaring 48 in., but generally 

 coming to market in logs 18 30 ft. long and 15 36 in. square. 

 It is generally somewhat soft and spongy at the centre, often 

 affected by star-shake, and plain in figure; but that shipped from 

 Tabasco is largely free from those defects. S.G. 612790. e' 1-9. 

 p f -97. c 3427. c' -451. v' '772. We import some 75,000 loads 

 of Mahogany annually, the value of which is about 730,000. 



Mahogany, African (Khdya senegalensis A. Juss. : Order 

 Melidcece), also known as " Gambia Mahogany " and " Cailcedra- 

 wood," and probably also Chlordphora excdlsa Benth. and Hook. fil. 

 (Order Mordcece), known as " Odum " in Guinea and " Muamba- 

 Camba " in Angola. Yellowish or brownish, with darker zones, 

 very strong and termite-proof. Among the most valuable of 

 African woods, fetching 2d. 6d. per foot ; but sometimes so 

 finely figured as to realize 7 to 10 shillings per superficial foot for 

 veneers. Perhaps identical with Niger, Lagos, and Benin 

 Mahogany. [See Iroko.] 



Mahogany, Australian. See Jarrah. 



Mahogany, Bastard (Eucalyptus botryoides Sm. : Order 

 Myrtdcece). Known also as "Swamp" or "Gippsland Mahogany," 

 "Blue Gum," "Bastard Jarrah," "Woolly Butt," and "Bangalay." 

 South-eastern Australia. Height 40100 or 160 ft.; diam. 24 

 or 8 ft. S.G. 891. W 55*59. Light dull red to warm rich 

 brown, heavy, hard, tough, close, even and straight in grain, easy 

 to work, but somewhat subject to gum-veins and shakes, durable. 

 Valuable for ship and waggon-building, yielding compass-timber 

 suitable for ships' knees. The name is also applied to Jarrah. 



Mahogany, Bay (Gercocdrpus ledifolius Nutt. : Order Eosdcece). 

 California. Dark-coloured, hard and heavy. 



Mahogany, Borneo or Penagah is probably Caloplif/llum 

 inophyllum. See Poon. 



Mahogany, East India (Sdymida febri/uga A. Juss. : Order 

 Melidcece). "Bastard Cedar, Indian" or "Coromandel Eedwood." 

 Hind. "Rohuna." Telug. "Somida." Central and Southern India. 

 A large tree yielding logs 17 20 ft. long and 1 1| ft. diam. 

 S.G. 378. W 54-8. Dark blood-red, heavier than water when 



