THE USES OF WOOD 45 



Maple, Oregon, Acer macrofhyllum, also 

 known as Broad-leaved Maple, Big-leaved Maple, 

 Californian' Maple, Fiddle-backed Maple, occuts 

 in United States and Canada. A fine, dense, 

 open-grained, lustrous wood. Often with a 

 beautiful bird's-eye figure. Eeddisb brown 

 heartwood, whitish, sapwood. 



Maple, Eed (Turnery). 



Maple, Kock (Shipbuilding). 

 ' Maple, Silver, Acer saccharinum, also known 

 as Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Sugar Tree, Bird's- 

 eye Maple, Soft Maple, occurs in North America 

 generally. A fine, dense, even-grained wood. 

 Tough, strong, takes a good polish ; works well. 

 Heartwood red-brown, sapwood cream. 



Marblewood, Andaman, Diospyros Kurzii, 

 occurs in the Andaman Islands. A hard, close- 

 grained, durable wood. Heartwood in bands of 

 black and grey, sapwood yellowish. 



Margosa, Azadirachta indica, also known as 

 Margose, Nym, Mm, Hoop Tree, occurs in India, 

 Burma, Malay Archipelago and Ceylon. A hard, 

 heavy wood, not unlike Mahogany. Heartwood 

 light red, sapwood yellowish. 



Meranti (Medicine). 



Mesquite, Prosopis juliflora, occurs in Mexico 

 and Eastern United States. A soft, durable 

 wood of a red colour. 



