6 TIMBERS AND THEIR USES 



them all in our pages would occupy too 

 much space. Strength and ease of working are 

 necessities in building timbers ; added to these 

 qualities, woods for exterior use should be little 

 affected by the weather and those destined for 

 indoor use should be capable of taking a good 

 finish. Many of the timbers mentioned below 

 are little known in this country, but their 

 importation and use here is only a question of 

 time. 



Angelin, Andira inermis, occurs in Tropical 

 America, Northern South America and West 

 Indies. This is a pale red durable wood, capable 

 of withstanding submersion in water or burial 

 underground. 



Angelly, Artocarfus hirsuta, occurs in Burma, 

 Ceylon and South West India. A durable tough 

 wood which stands exposure to the weather 

 remarkably well. 



An J AN (Sleepers). 



Apple, Black, Sideroxylon australe, occurs in 

 New South Wales and Queensland. A close 

 grained almost canary yellow wood. It is some- 

 times known in Australia as the Wild Plum. 



Arjun (Masts). 



Ash, Victorian Mountain (Fig. 17) (Coach 

 Building). 



Bakula, Mimusops elengi, occurs in India 

 and Ceylon. A hard, durable red wood. 



