240 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



characteristic of this genus, a higher percentage than in any other 

 species. It is valued for ship-building, shingles, inside work, 

 wheelwrights' work, mallets, rough furniture, and fuel. 



Mahwa (Hlip6 latifdlia Eng. and /. Malabrdrum Konig = Bdssia 

 latifdlia Koxb. and B. longifdlia L. : Order Sapotdcece). The former 

 in Northern India, the latter in the south and Ceylon. Hind. 

 "Mahwa." Tarn. " 111 up a." Sink. "Mee." These trees are rarely 

 felled, being valued for their edible flowers. In Central India the 

 wood is pinkish, weak, invariably rotten at the heart, so as only 

 to square 4 6 in., though approaching 2 ft. in diam. ; but in the 

 Upper Provinces it is harder, strong and tough, and is used for 

 the naves of wheels, furniture, and sleepers. The southern species 

 is light-reddish, hard, close grained, flexible, and durable. W 61. 

 It is apt to split on exposure to wind and sun ; but is used for 

 spars, keels, treenails, bridges, house-building, etc. 



Maire, Black (Olea Cunninghdmii Hook. fil. : Order Oledcecei. 

 New Zealand. Height 40 ft. Light-brown, very heavy and 

 hard, dense and durable, averaging 11 fairly even rings to the 

 inch. Used for wheels and mill machinery. The strongest wood 

 in the Colony. 



Makita (Parindrium laurinum A. Gray : Order Rosdcece). Fiji 

 Islands. Height 50 ft. Very hard, durable, and tough. Used 

 for spars for canoes. 



Mammee-apple (Mdmmea americdna L. : Order Gutti/erce). 

 West Indies. Also known as " Wild " or " St. Domingo 

 Apricot." Height 50 ft. W 59 61. E763 857 tons. /6'95 7-4. 

 fc 2-23-5. fs '36 -55. White or reddish, light, durable under 

 ground or water. Used in building and carpentry. 



Mammoth-tree. See Big Tree. 



Mangachapui (Shdrea Mangdchapoi Blum. : Order Diptero- 

 carpdcece). Philippines. S.G. 671. W 42. Used in ship-building 

 at Manila, and classed in the third line in Lloyd's Register. 



Mangeao (Tetrdnthera calicdris Hook. fil. : Order Laurinece). 

 New Zealand. Height not exceeding 40 ft. Tough, close- 

 grained. Used for ships' blocks. 



Mango (Mangifera indica L. : Order Anacardidcece) . Tropical 



