THE USES OF WOOD 35 



Gum, Gimlet, Eucalyptus salubris, also known 

 as Fluted Gum, occurs in Western Australia. 

 A tough, easily worked, dark brown wood. 



Hawthorn, Crataegus oxacantha, also known 

 as May, Whitethorn, occurs in Europe, North 

 Africa, North and West Asia. A heavy, hard, 

 close-grained wood and the best of all substitutes 

 for box for engraving. 



IvoRYWOOD, Siphonodon au^trale, occurs in 

 Queensland. Very close-grained, though easily 

 worked, white wood. 



Kamassi, Gonioma Kamassi, also known as 

 East London Boxwood, Cape Boxwood, Knysna 

 Boxwood, occurs in South Africa. A very fine- 

 grained wood, of a uniform yellow colour. 



Pai Cha, Euonymus europaeus, var. Hamil- 

 tonianus, occurs in China. A very hard, fine, 

 close-grained wood, a good substitute for box. 



Saliewood, Buddelia salvifoUa, also known 

 as Saliehout, occurs in South Africa. A fine 

 compact wood. Very tough, reddish brown in 

 colour. 



Service, Sorbus domestica, occurs in Europe. 

 A very hard, fine-grained, beautifully figured 

 wood. 



Switch, Sorrel, Dodonaea viscosa, also known 

 as Birch, occurs throughout the Tropics. A 

 durable, very hard, close-grained wood, with 

 heartwood dark brown and sapwood white. 



