OAK OLIVE. 267 



Height 4070 or 80 ft. ; diam. 23 ft. Grey, prettily marked, 

 hard, susceptible of a good polish, durable. Used for cask- 

 staves, shingles and farm implements. 



Oak, Swamp (Casuarina equisetifdlia Forst.). North-east 

 Australia; introduced near Madras. Known also as "Beef- 

 wood," "Forest" and "Bull Oak," and in the South Seas as 

 " Ironwood." Anglo-Indian " Fir," from an external resemblance 

 to Larch. Madagascar and Mauritius "Filaof." Deklian "Sarv" 

 (cypress). Indian Archipelago " Aroo." Tarn. " Chouk." Height 

 50 70 ft.; diam. 1 1J ft. W 5563. Reddish, coarse- 

 grained, beautifully- marked, hard, tough, strong, straight in 

 growth and very durable. Used for fencing and shingles and 

 largely for fuel, for which it is excellent. The name is also 

 applied to C. glauca [See Oak, Bull] and C. suberdsa [See Oak, 

 Erect She]. 



Oak, White (Lagundria Patersdni). See Tulip-tree. 



In addition to these the name Oak is applied in Ceylon to 

 Schleichera trijuga [See Kosum], and in New Zealand to AUdrym 

 exctlsum Gaertn. (Order Sapinddcece), the "Titoki" of the Maoris, 

 which is used in building. 



Oak, African. See African. 



Oak, Indian, a name sometimes applied to Barringtonia 

 acutdngula Gaertn. (Order Myrtdcece), a species ranging from 

 the Seychelles to Queensland and Northern India. Hind. 

 "Samandar-phal, Hijjul." Tarn. "Radami." Telug. "Kanapa" 

 or "Kanigi." Burm. "Kyai-tha." A large tree, yielding red, 

 fine-grained, hard timber, said to be equal to Mahogany, and used 

 in boat and cart-building, well-work and cabinet making. W 46. 



Olive (Olea europaM L. : Order Oledceoe.). Mediterranean 

 region; introduced into California, India, and other countries. 

 French "Olivier." Germ. Oelbaum," " Olivenholz." Height 

 seldom more than 20 feet. Very close and fine-grained, light 

 yellowish-brown, with irregularly wavy dark lines and mottlings, 

 especially near the root, resembling Box in texture, but not 

 so hard and rather brittle, taking an excellent polish, with no 

 distinguishable rings or pith-rays and minute, evenly distributed 



