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E. eugeniofdes Sieb. South-east Australia. Known also as 

 "Broad-leaved Stringybark." Height said to reach 200 ft. 

 Light-coloured, said to be less easily split but more durable 

 than the other Stringy barks, but inferior as fuel. Used for 

 fencing, shingles and flooring. 



Sugar-berry. See Hackberry. 



Sugi (Cr>/ptom<'ria japdnica Don : Order Taxodmece), China 

 and Japan ; introduced into England in 1843. Growing at 

 altitudes of 500 1200 or 3000 ft. Known also as "Japanese 

 Cedar." Height 60 125 ft.; diam. 4 5 ft., tapering. Brownish- 

 red, resembling Seguoia in texture. Used for common lacquer- 

 ware. One of the most abundant and useful of Japanese forest-trees. 



Sumach, Staghorn (Rhus typhina L. : Order Terebinthdcece). 

 Canada and North-eastern United States. Known also as 

 "Virginian Sumach." Germ. " Hirschkolben Sumach." Height 

 seldom 20 ft. ; diam. seldom 10 in. S.G. 436. W 27. Sap- 

 wood very narrow, dingy yellowish-white ; heart golden-orange 

 to greenish, the autumn zones much darker, handsome, some- 

 what aromatic, light, soft, brittle, rather close-grained, difficult 

 to split, lustrous, vessels larger and much more numerous in the 

 spring wood, slightly dendritic, 1 7 together, pith-rays not 

 visible. Used in dyeing, and occasionally in small pieces for 

 inlaying in cabinet-work. 



Sumach, Venetian (Elms Cdtinus L.). Southern Europe. 

 Known also as "Wig-tree," "Wild Olive," " Young " or " Zante 

 Fustic." A shrub, yielding crooked sticks 4 5 ft. long and 

 2 3 in. in diam. Sap wood narrow, white ; heart golden-yellow 

 or greenish, hard, easily split, lustrous ; rings not distinct ; vessels 

 and pith-rays as in the preceding. Imported from Greece as a 

 yellow dye for wool and leather. 



Sundri (Heritiera fames Buch. : Order Sterculidcece). Sunder- 

 bunds of Bengal, Malay Peninsula, and Borneo. Seng. " Sundri." 

 Burm. "Ka-na-zo." Germ. "Brettbaum." Not large, yielding 

 timber 15 ft. long and 1 ft. in diam. S.G. 927799. W 5850. 

 Brown, very hard, tougher than any other Indian wood, elastic, 

 strong and durable. Used for boat and bridge-building, handles, 



