20 TIMBERS AND THEIR USES 



in Victoria and South Tasmania, introduced 

 into South Europe, North Africa, North America, 

 India and South Africa. " Smells like acetic 

 acid during working." A fine, open-grained 

 timber, tough, elastic and fairly easily worked. 

 Liable to warp. Heartwood brownish or pinkish, 

 sapwood pinkish. 



Gum, Broad-leaved (Piles). 



GrUM, ScRiBBLY, Eucolyptus Laemastoma (Fig. 

 2), also known as Blue Gum, Blackbutt, Mountain 

 Ash, Spotted Gum, White Gum, Gum Top 

 Stringy-bark, occurs in Australia. A brittle, 

 easily worked, none too durable wood. 



Hickory (Wheels). 



Jambolana (Sleepers). 



Jarul (Shipbuilding). 



Jhand (Wheels). 



Karri (Wheels). 



Mahogany, Bastard (Paving). 



Mangosteen, False, Sandoricum indicum, 

 also known as Wild Mangosteen, Indian 

 Sandal-wood, occurs in Burma, Southern India, 

 Philippines, Moluccas. A very dense, easily 

 polished- wood. Heartwood rich brown, sap- 

 wood white. 



Margosa (Furniture). 



Myrtle, White, Myrtus acmenioides, occurs 

 in North Eastern Australia. A close-grained 

 durable, tough timber, 



