SANDAN SASSAFRAS. 309 



842. W 53. E 790 tons. / 5'14. fc 2-6. /* -215. R 354 Ibs. 

 Pale red to orange-yellow, moderately heavy and hard, clean fine 

 and straight in grain, flexible, with few knots, shrinking and 

 splitting very little in seasoning, easily worked, durable. Has 

 been used in our dockyards for beams and planks, and is equal to 

 plain mahogany for interior finish. 



Sappan-WOOd (Cwsalpinia Sdppan L. : Order Legumintisw). 

 India and South-east Asia. Known also as " Red wood, Brazil," 

 or "Brasiletto wood." Sansk. "Patanga." Hind. "Bakam." 

 Malay " Sapang." Height 3036 ft. ; diani. 8 in. Brownish-red. 

 Used almost exclusively as a red dye for cotton goods, the roots, 

 known as " Yellow wood " or " Sappan Root," yielding an orange- 

 yellow one. 



Sapodilla (Achras Sapdta L. : Order Sapotdcew). Tropical 

 America. Known also as "Nispero," "Bully," or "Bullet-wood." 

 Reddish-brown, very heavy, hard, and durable. Used for furni- 

 ture, cabinet-work, and occasionally building. 



Saquisaqui (Bfrmbax mompoxtnsd H. B. : Order Bombdcew). 

 Venezuela. Known also as " Cedro dulce." S.G. 529. Rose-red, 

 of better quality than other species of the genus, similar to the 

 wood of the Cedar (Cedrdla odordta). 



Sassafras in North America (Sassafras officinal^ Nees : Order 

 Laurdcece). Known as "Sassafras" in Latin, Arabic, French, 

 German, and Spanish, in German also as " Fenchelholz " and by 

 the French in America as "Laurier des Iroquois." Canada to 

 Florida and Texas. Height 5090 ft. ; diam. 3 7 J ft. S.G. 504. 

 W 31-4. R 602 kilos. Sap wood yellow, narrow; heart orange- 

 brown, with a slight characteristic aroma, light, soft, rather brittle, 

 coarse-grained, very durable when exposed and partially insect- 

 proof; with broad distinct annual rings, a marked pore zone of 

 springwood with 4 5 rows of vessels arranged radially in pairs, 

 and very fine pith-rays, distinguished from the Red Mulberry 

 (Mdrus rubra) by its lightness. Used for fencing, buckets, etc. 

 The essential oil which brought the tree into notice in the 16th 

 century is distilled from the bark of the roots. The name is 

 applied in various parts of the world to other species of the Order 



