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or in sea-water, termite and teredo-proof owing to the resin it 

 contains, taking a high polish, very uninflammable. Much 

 used in Sydney for piles, excellent for sleepers, fence-posts and 

 uprights in buildings, (iv) S. Hillii Bailey, of North Queens- 

 land, a dark pink, close-grained, tough wood, appears to be also 

 useful. 



Turpentine, Brush (i) (Synmrpia leptopttala) [See Myrtle] ; 

 (ii) (Rhoddmnin irim'-nia Blume : Order Myrtdcece). New South 

 Wales and Queensland. Sometimes known as " Black-eye." 

 Height 7080 ft.; diam. 23 ft. W 50526. Keddish- 

 brown, moderately hard, close-grained, firm, not easy to season 

 and almost always hollow when large. Not much used. 



Umbrella-tree (Thespdsia populnea Corr. : Order Malvaceae). 

 Western Tropical Africa, Seychelles, Ceylon, Southern India, 

 Burma, Tropical Australia, Fiji and other Pacific islands, and 

 Tropical America. Known also as "Tulip-tree, Portia-tree, 

 Rosewood of Seychelles." Sink. "Suriya." Telugu " Grangaravi." 

 Mahratti " Bendi." French " Faux bois de rose, Bois de rose de 

 1'Oceanie." Height 4050 ft. W 50. Sapwood light red; 

 heart dark-red, a deep claret colour when hollow, resembling 

 Mahogany, hard, very strong, durable, especially under water. 

 Used in India for furniture, spokes and carriage-building, in 

 Ceylon for gunstocks and also in boat-building. 



Umzimbit (Todddlia lanceolate Lam. : Order Xanthoxyldcece). 

 South Africa. Known also as "White Ironwood." Height 20 

 ft.; diam. 2 ft. W 60-37. E 772 tons. / 8-56. fc 4-33. 

 White, hard, tough, elastic, resembling Ash or Hickory. Used 

 chiefly for ploughs, axles and waggon-building. 



Uroobie (Nephtlium tomentosum F. v. M. : Order Sapinddcece). 

 North-east Australia. Height 2030 or 80 ft. ; diam. reaching 

 3 ft. Yellow, close-grained, hard. Occasionally used for 

 building. 



Vaivai (Seridnthes vitiensis A. Gray : Order Legumindsce). Fiji. 

 Light, tough. Valued for planks in boat-building. 



Venatico. See Mahogany, Madeira, 



Vau, in Fiji. See Corkwood-tree. 



