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Known also as "Dogwood," "Bastard Rosewood" and "Brush 

 Bloodwood." Height 4060 ft. ; diam. 1 J 2 ft. W 4145. 

 Deep red and rose-scented when fresh, resembling Cedar but 

 heavier and deader in colour, taking a fine polish, firm and 

 easily worked. Used for shipbuilding, the inside of houses and 

 cabinet-work, for which it has long been valued. An allied 

 form S. Ldrdneri, without scent and with more open grain, is 

 known as "Pencil Cedar," or, from the smell of its bark, as 

 " Turnipwood." 



Rosewood, Brazilian, including that of Rio, the best, Bahia, 

 the second best, and San Francisco, is probably Dalbfrgia nigra 

 Allem. (Order Legumin6sce\ Brazil. " Jacaranda cabiuna," or in 

 part also species of the allied genus Machcerium, such as M. 

 sderdxylon Tul., known as "Pao Ferro," M. firmum Benth., 

 "Jacaranda roxa," and M. legdU Benth., "Jacarando preto." 

 S.G. 768841. In half-round logs 1020 ft. long, seldom over 

 14 in. in diam. Dark chestnut or ruddy brown, richly streaked 

 and grained with black resinous layers, porous, open-grained, 

 heavy, taking a fine polish, liable to heart-shake and frequently 

 hollow and sold, therefore, by weight. Valuable, both solid and 

 in veneers, for furniture and ornamental cabinet-work, especially 

 pianoforte cases, and for turnery, realizing 10 1 2 per ton for 

 inferior, 20 30 for good, and even up to 90 for the best 

 qualities. 



Rosewood, Bastard. See Rosewood, Australian. 



Rosewood, Burmese. See Padouk. 



Rosewood, Canary (Convdlvulus Scopdrius L., C. virgdtus Webb, 

 and C. fluridus L. : Order Convolvuldcece). Canary Islands. 

 " Lignum Rhodii." French " Bois des Rhodes des Parfumeurs." 

 Derived from the rhizome and bases of the aerial stems, whence 

 these species have been separated as a genus Rhodorrhiza. Rose- 

 scented and distilled for the powerfully-scented oil " Oleum ligni 

 Rhodii sethereum," used to adulterate attar of roses. Not other- 

 wise used. 



Rosewood, Dominica. See Cypre, Bois de. 



Rosewood, Indian. See Blackwood, Indian. 



