﻿28 BULLETIN 9, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Acacia aulacocarpa. — Wood heavy; hard, tough, light red. A 

 cabinet wood. 



Acacia bidwilli. — Stem diameter, 18 inches. Timber hard. Takes 

 a good polish. 



Acacia binervata. — Stem diameter, 12 inches. Wood close-grained, 

 tough, light, called "hickory." Used for ax helves. 



Acacia cunninghami.—St&m. diameter, 12 inches. A dark-colored 

 and heavy cabinet wood. 



Acacia doratoxylon. — Stem diameter, 12 inches. Wood hard, 

 tough, heavy, durable; very useful timber for buggies, whiffle trees, 

 wagon poles, and furniture. 



Acacia falcata. — Stem diameter to 12 inches. Spoken of as another 

 hickory. Wood heavy, hard, and tough; yellow and light brown; 

 easily bent into sharp curves by carriage makers. Used also for 

 stock-whip handles. 



Acacia farnesiana. — Stem diameter in some regions 6 inches. More 

 valuable for its perfume-yielding flowers. A native of both hemi- 

 spheres. Wood close, heavy; much used in India for ship knees and 

 tent pegs. 



Acacia glaucescens. — Stem diameter 18 inches. Wood dark, re- 

 sembling rosewood, fragrant and. close-grained; used by cabinet- 

 makers and for tool handles. 



Acacia JiarpopJiylla. — Stem diameter 18 to 24 inches. Wood brown, 

 hard, heavy, elastic, straight-grained; has the fragrance of violets; 

 much used for turnery; lasts many years in the ground. 



Acacia homalophylla. — Stem diameter 1 foot. Wood hard, durable, 

 and heavy (specific gravity 1.124), very fragrant; used for fancy 

 articles, cabinet work, and tobacco pipes. 



Acacia implexa. — Stem diameter 12 inches. The wood resembles 

 that of Acacia melanoxylon, and is used for cogwheels and wagon hubs. 



Acacia longifolia and its varieties have stem diameters of 9 to 12 

 inches. The wood is white, yellow, and brown in color, light, tough, 

 hard; used for handles of axes and other tools. A. longifolia and its 

 varieties are the most valuable among the sand-binding species. 



Acacia macradenia. — Stem diameter 12 inches. Wood strong, 

 hard, and blackish. Takes a fine polish. 



Acacia neriifolia. — Stem diameter 12 inches. Wood light yellow 

 and dark brown; handsome, close-grained, durable; used in cabinet 

 work. 



Acacia pendula. — Stem diameter 12 inches. Wood very hard, close- 

 grained, richly marked, dark in color, very fragrant; used for veneers 

 and fancy cabinet work. 



Acacia pycnaniha. — Stem diameter 9 inches. Wood very tough, 

 weighs about 51 pounds to the cubic foot; used for staves, bobbins, 

 and various articles of turnery. 



