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Pacific for war-clubs and in India for bridge and house-building, 

 and exported as a furniture wood. 



Silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentdndra Gaertn. =Eriodendron 

 anfradurfsum P. DC. : Order Bombdcece.) The Tropics generally. 

 Known also as " Cotton " or " White Cotton-tree." Hind. " Safed 

 Simal." Tarn. "Elava." Sink. "Imbool." Malay "Paniala." 

 French Arbre p, coton." Germ. " Baumwollenbaum." Cuba 

 "Ceiba." Height 150 ft. or more. S.G. 287. Straight grow- 

 ing, white, light, soft. Used for canoes, boats, rafts, floats, toys 

 and packing-cases. 



Silk-bark (Celdstrus acumindtus L. : Order Celastrdcece.) Cape 

 Colony. "Zybast." Height 20 ft.; diam. 1 ft. Prettily 

 shaded, heavy, hard, even and close-grained, taking a good 

 polish. Used in turnery and furniture and recommended for 

 umbrella-handles. 



Silverballi, Brown, Siruaballi or Cirouaballi (Nectdndra 

 sp. : Order Laurdcece). British Guiana. Height 90 ft. ; diam. 

 1 J ft. S.G. 830. Light brown, hard, easily worked, taking a 

 fine polish, durable. Used for boat-planks and masts ; but suited 

 for furniture. 



Silver-tree (TarrMtia argyrodendron Benth. : Order Ster- 

 culidcece.) North-east Australia. Known also as " Iron wood, 

 Stouewood, Black Stavewood." Aborig. "Boyung." Height 70 

 90 ft. ; diam. 2 3 ft. White, hard, close-grained, tough, 

 firm, a substitute for Beech. Extensively used for staves and 

 suitable for piles. 



Simarouba (Simaruba amdra Aubl. = S. officindlis DC. : 

 Order Simarvbdcece). Northern Brazil, Guiana and the West 

 Indies. " Maruba." " Acajou blanc " of Guadeloupe. A lofty 

 tree yielding logs 13 or 14 ft. long, squaring 14 to 16 in. W 23. 

 E 473 tons. / 3-36. fc 1-78. fs '224. White, bitter, 

 resembling Pine in quality, moderately hard, splitting in 

 seasoning, easily worked, insect-proof. 



Siris, Pink (Albizzia Julibrissin Durazz. : Order Legumindsce.) 

 Tropical and sub-tropical Africa and Asia from Afghanistan to 

 China and Japan. Known also as "Sirsa" or "Sirissa." 



