40 TIMBEES AND THEIR USES 



grained, lustrous timber, soft, tough and elastic. 

 Heartwood brown, sapwood mucb paler. 



Ash, Cape (Coacb. building). 



Ash, Oregon (Cooperage). 



Ash, Red, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, also 

 known as Grey Ash and Brown-barked Ash, 

 occurs in Southern Canada and Eastern United 

 States. A coarse-grained, hard, strong, heavy- 

 timber. Heartwood rich brown, sapwood cream 

 coloured. 



Assegai Wood (Coach building). 



Bakula (Building). 



Banksia, Banhsia littoralis, also known as 

 Seaside Banksia, occurs in Western Australia. 

 A fine, open-grained wood with a silky surface, 

 " slightly sticky to the touch." Heartwood 

 reddish brown, sapwood whitish brown, beauti- 

 fully grained. 



Basswood (Cooperage). 



Bead Tree, Melia composita, also known as 

 White Cedar, Cape Lilac, Pride of India, Persian 

 Lilac, occurs in India, Australia, China and 

 Syria. A soft, easily worked wood taking a good 

 polish. Liable to warp. Heartwood yellowish 

 brown, sapwood yellowish white. 



Beech (Fig. 56) (Charcoal). 



Beech, American, Fagus ferruginea, also 

 known as Red Beech, occurs in Canada, United 

 States, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. Almost 



