340 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



diam. 8 18 in. W 50 '5 56 '6. Dirty white to pinkish, close- 

 grained, tough, light. Valued for axe-handles and bullock-yokes, 

 (ii) (A. decnrrens) [See Wattle, Feathery], (iii) (A. mollissima 

 Willd.). South eastern Australia and Tasmania. Known also as 

 "Silver Wattle." Aborig. "Garrong" or "Currong." Height 

 2030 ft. ; diam. 69 in. S.G. 804727. W 50-2. Light, 

 tough, strong, liable to insect-attack. Formerly used for 

 boomerangs, mulgas and spears, and now-a-days in Tasmania for 

 cask-staves, treenails, etc. 



Wattle, Feathery (A. den'irrens Willd.). New South Wales. 

 Known also as "Black" or "Green Wattle." Aborig. "Wat-tah." 

 Height 4050 ft. ; diam. 1 1 -J- ft. S.G. 773-727. W 62'8 

 45. Sapwood white, heart pinkish, light, tough, strong, easily 

 worked, very liable to the attacks of boring beetles. Good for 

 fuel or staves. 



Wattle, Golden (i) (A. pycndntha Benth.). South-east 

 Australia. Known also as " Green " or " Broad-leaved Wattle." 

 S.G. 830. W 51-5. Tough, close-grained, (ii) (A. low/if Min) 

 [See Sallow]. 



Wattle, Green. See Wattle, Feathery and Wattle, 

 Golden. 



Wattle, Hickory (A. aulacocdrpa A. Cunn.). Queensland. 

 Dark-red, heavy, hard, tough. Useful for cabinet-work. 



Wattle, Prickly (A.juniperinaWilld.). South-east Australia 

 and Tasmania. Height 8 12 ft. ; diam. small, White, light, 

 tough. Used for mallet-handles. 



Wattle, Silver (i) (A. dealhitn Link.). Eastern Australia and 

 Tasmania ; established in India since 1840. Height 60 120 ft.; 

 diam. 1 2 ft. Light-brown, moderately hard, warping consider- 

 ably. Used for cask-staves, treenails, turnery and fuel, (ii) [See 

 Wattle, Black (iii)]. (iii) [See Blackwood]. 



Wellingtonia. See Big Tree. 



Whitethorn. See Hawthorn. 



Whitewood, a name sometimes applied in the English timber- 

 trade to the Norway Spruce. [See Spruce.] In the United 

 States it refers mainly to Liriodtndron [See Tulip-tree]. In 



