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fresh, very hard, close and straight-grained, easily worked, 

 durable underground, termite-proof, but splitting on exposure 

 and becoming very brittle when seasoned. Used in boat-building, 

 well -work, plough-shares, tables, and carved work in temples. 



Mahogany, Forest or Red (Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. : Order 

 Myrtdcece). North-east Australia. Also known as " Red, Grey " 

 or "Botany-bay Gum, Hickory" and "Jimmy Low." Height 

 80 130 ft. ; diam. 1 J 5 ft. Light brown or dark or very dark 

 red, very heavy, close and smooth in grain, very strong, not 

 shrinking, affected with gum-veins, but very durable in air, water, 

 or soil, teredo-proof. Used for ships' knees, piles, fence-posts, 

 rafters, and shingles. The name " Forest Mahogany " is locally 

 applied also to E. microcdrys [See Tallow Wood]. 



Mahogany, Horseflesh (Ccesalpinia sp. : Order Legumindsce). 

 Bahamas. Very strong and durable. Used for ships' knees. This 

 name, or that of Horseflesh-wood, is also applied to the allied 

 species Swdrtzia tomentdsa DC., which has S.G. 1020 and is known 

 in Venezuela as " Naranjillo." Horseflesh Mahogany is exported 

 from the Bahamas to England as "Sabicu." 



Mahogany, Indian. See Cedar, Moulmein. 



Mahogany, Madeira (Persea Indica Spreng. : Order LaurtnecB). 

 Teneriffe. Known also as " Venatico " or " Viiiacito." 



Mahogany, Mountain (Bttula Unto, [See Birch, Cherry] and 

 Cercocdrpus parmf6lius Nutt. (Order Rosdcece). 



Mahogany, Swamp, a name applied in Australia to (i) 

 Eucalyptus botrycddes [See Mahogany, Bastard], (ii) Tristdnia 

 laurina [See Box, Bastard], (iii) T. suavfolens [See Gum, Broad- 

 leaved Water], and (iv) Eucalyptus robusta Sm. (Order Myrtdcece}. 

 This last species, a native of New South Wales, is known also as 

 " White Mahogany " and "Brown Gum." Height 100150 ft. ; 

 diam. 24 ft. S.G. 1098889. W 58-5. Light-brown to 

 dark-red, generally containing some gum-veins, often cross- 

 grained, difficult to split, seasoning well, but with some warping, 

 and becoming rather brittle, durable in damp situations and 

 obnoxious to insects, probably owing to its containing no less 

 than 19 per cent, of kino-red, the astringent gum-resin so 



