330 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



Thungyen Rivers, being rather shorter but less shaky than that 

 shipped at Rangoon from the Irrawaddy valley. Whilst it is the 

 best timber known to us for shipbuilding, especially for the backing 

 of armour-plates, Teak is also considerably used in England in 

 the building of railway -waggons ; but is comparatively little 

 used in foreign dockyards. In the London market it is sorted 

 into A, B and C classes, according to size, and has varied in price 

 from 10 per load of 50 cubic feet in 1859 to 13 10s. 15 10s. 

 at the present time. 



Teak, African. See African. 



Teak, Bastard (Pterocdrpus Marsupium Roxb. : Order Legu- 

 minrisce). Central and Southern India. Hind. " Bibla." Beruj. 

 "Bija," "Bija Sal." A large tree, yielding timber 1830 ft. 

 long and 12 ft. in diam. S.G. 820. R 518378 Ibs. Sap- 

 wood narrow, white soft, heart reddish-brown, handsomely 

 streaked with a darker shade, very hard, requiring thorough 

 seasoning, susceptible of a fine, polish and very durable. Darker- 

 coloured and harder than the allied Padouk, it is heavier 

 than most Teak, equally strong, and less liable to split, 

 but more expensive to work and not durable if exposed to 

 wet. It is largely used for door and window-frames, posts, 

 beams, agricultural implements, cart and boat-building, and 

 furniture. 



Teazle, the name in the walking-stick trade for Viburnum 

 Opulus L. (Order CaprifoUacece). A native of Europe, Northern 

 and Western Asia, and North America, known also as " Guelder 

 Rose" or "Balkan Rose," reaching a height of 6 12 ft., and 

 imported as walking-sticks from the Balkans. 



Tendu. See Ebony, Bombay. 



T'eng-li-mu (Pyrus betulcefdlia Bunge : Order Rosdcew). China. 

 The best wood in Wuchang for engraving purposes, being a 

 tolerable substitute for Box, occurring in the market in planks 

 6 in. wide and 1J in. thick, costing 150 cash, or 5|d. 



Tewart or Touart (Eucalyptus gomphocdphala DC. : Order 

 Myrtdcece). Western Australia, where it is stated it covers 500 

 sq. miles. Known sometimes as " White Gum." Height 



