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vessels minute and equally distributed, pith-flecks often present. 

 Used chiefly for crate and hoop-making; but in France one of 

 the most useful willows. [See Willow.] 



Sallow, in Australia, or Sally, or White Sally, names 

 applied to some species of Acacia, especially A. longifulia Willd., 

 var. floribunda, a brown black-streaked, light, tough, and hard 

 wood, used for tool-handles ; and to Eucryphia Modrei. [See 



Acacia.] 



Sandalwood, a name applied to the generally fragrant woods 

 of Sdntalum album and other species of the genus, to those of the 

 other genera of the Order Santaldcece, viz., Fusdnus, Eococdrpus, 

 and Osf/ris, to some members of the Order Myoporinece, and a few 

 other unrelated trees. True Sandalwood is Sdntalum album L. 

 (Order Santaldcem). India, chiefly in the south, and perhaps also 

 in the Malay Archipelago. Known also as " White " or " Yellow 

 Sandalwood." Sanskr. "Chandana." Hind. " Chandana, Sandal." 

 Telugu " Chandanam." Burm. "Sanda-ku." Chinese "Tan-mu." 

 Height 30 ft., 8 ft. to lowest branch ; diam. up to 2 ft. Sold in 

 billets weighing 50 90 Ibs. each. Yellowish-brown, very hard, 

 close-grained and fragrant, the heartwood yielding on distillation 

 about 2 drams of oil per lb., and increasing in fragrance with 

 age, very liable to heart-shake. Used for carving, ornamental 

 boxes, walking-sticks, fans, burnt as a perfume, ground into 

 powder as a cosmetic, and distilled for its fragrant oil. Kealizing 

 30 per ton in the Chinese market. 



Sandalwood, Australian (i) Fusdnus spicdtm R. Br. = F. 

 cygndrum Benth. : Order Santaldcefc). Southern and Western 

 Australia. Known also as "Fragrant Sandalwood." Height 30 

 ft. ; diam. up to 1 ft. Not very fragrant and scarce. Exported 

 to Singapore and China at about 10 per ton. (ii) Sdntalum 

 lanceoldtmn R. Br. Height 15 25 ft. ; diam 3 6 in. Yellowish, 

 firm, close-grained, taking a good polish, (iii) S. obtusifolium R. 

 Br. Eastern Australia. 



Sandalwood, Bastard, of Australia, (i) (Eremdphila MitcMlli 

 Benth. : Order Myopvrlnece). Eastern Australia. Known also as 

 "Rosewood." Height 2030 ft.; diam. 912 in. Brown, 



