312 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



Dow. (Order Combretdcece), which is also known as "Yellow 

 sanders," and in Brazil and the Guianas may be applied to other 

 unascertained species. 

 Savicu. See Sabicu. 



Schaapdrolletje (Pledrdnia ventdsa L. : Order Eubidcece) Cape 

 Colony. Height 1520 ft. ; diam. G 10 in. Heavy, hard, 

 close-grained, tough, susceptible of a good polish and then hand- 

 some. Suitable for fancy-work. 

 Sequoia. See Redwood, Californian. 



Securipa, an undetermined Brazilian wood, of considerable 

 dimensions, straight growth, moderate weight and fair quality, 

 brown in colour. Used for beams and planks in shipbuilding. 



Serayah, probably a species of Hopea (Order Dipterocarpdcece). 

 Malay peninsula and Borneo. Known also as " White Cedar," 

 "Borneo Cedar," "Majow," " Selangan." W 43. Reddish, re- 

 sembling soft Mahogany, but strong, tough and easily worked. 

 Used for house-building or furniture, being a substitute for Pine. 

 Service (Pyrus tormindlis Eluh. : Order Rosdceai). Europe, 

 West Asia and North Africa. Germ. " Elsbeerbaum." A small 

 tree, sometimes 30 ft. in height, with wood practically identical 

 in character and uses with that of the Rowan. 



Shad-bush (Ameldnchier canacUnsis Torr. & Gray). Eastern 

 North America. Known also as " Shad-blow, Juneberry " and 

 "Service-tree." French "Grand Amelanchier." Germ. "Trau- 

 benbirne." Span. "Nispero." Height 40 ft.; diam. 15 in. 

 S.G. 784. W 48-85. R 1132 kilos. Sapwood thick, light 

 brown, with red spots ; heart reddish-brown, heavy, hard, strong, 

 close-grained, taking a satiny finish. Little used, except for tool- 

 handles and, under the name of "American Lancewood," for 

 fishing-rods. 



She-Oak. See Oak, She. 



Shoondul (Intsia bijuga O.K. = Afzelia bijuga A. Grr&y = Intsia 

 ambointnsis Thouars (\) = Ep6rua decdndra Blanco: Order Legu- 

 mindsce). Seychelles, India, the Malay archipelago and the Pacific. 

 Known also as "Pynkado." Fiji "Vesi." A moderate-sized 

 tree. Reddish-brown, very hard, close-grained. Used in the 



