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Saj (Termindlia tomentdsa W. and A. : Order Combretdcece). 

 India and Burma. Hind. "Asan." Tamil "Maradu." Mahrat. 

 "Eyn." A large tree yielding timber 18 28 ft. long and 

 12 ft. in diam. S.G. 892. R 462602 Ibs. Sapwood 

 white, narrow ; heart dark brown, finely variegated with darker 

 streaks producing a wavy figure, heavy, hard, elastic, strong, 

 difficult to work, but seasoning well and taking a high polish, 

 liable to split on exposure and to dry-rot if not steeped. Its 

 power of resisting termite attack is doubtful. Largely used for 

 joists and rafters and in waggon and boat-building, and recom- 

 mended for paving. Resembling the next. 



Sal (Shdrea robusta Gaertn. : Order Dipterocarpdceoe). Northern 

 and Central India. Known also as "Saul," and formerly as 

 "Morung Sal." SansL "Sala." Philippine "Guijo." A large 

 tree yielding timber 20 60 ft. long and 1 2 ft. in diam. 

 S.G. 458842. W 28-652-6. R 1043 Ibs. Sapwood 

 whitish, narrow ; heart light to deep brown, finely streaked 

 with dark lines, heavy, hard, coarse and cross-grained, elastic, 

 tough, comparing favourably as to strength with Teak, warping 

 and splitting considerably in seasoning, but almost unrivalled 

 for durability, its abundant whitish aromatic resin protecting 

 it from termites. The most extensively used timber of Northern 

 India for sleepers, piles, beams, bridges, planks, gun-carriages, 

 wedges, tool-handles, blocks, cogs, etc., but too heavy to float 

 and, therefore, expensive. 



Saliewood (BuddUia salvifdlia Lam. : Order Loganidcece). 

 Cape Colony. Zulu " Unkaza." Height 15 20 ft.; diam. 

 10 15 in. Hard, tough, with a beautiful wavy grain. Used 

 for cabinet-work, yielding veneers equal in appearance to Wal- 

 nut, and for cogs ; but recommended for wooden type and coarse 

 engraving. 



Sallow, in England, chiefly Sdlix Caprta, L. (Order Salidnece). 

 Europe, Northern and Western Asia. Known also as "Goat 

 Willow." Germ. "Sahlweide." A small tree. Sapwood reddish- 

 white ; heartwood a beautiful light red, light, very soft, easily 

 split, lustrous, with wide annual rings, pith-rays indistinguishable, 



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