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timber. " Perhaps the hardest and heaviest 

 wood in India." Colour deep red with black 

 lines. 



Balbul (Wheels). 



Bandara, Lagerstraemia parviflora, var. 

 majuscula, occurs in India. A tough, elastic, 

 durable timber. Light brown. 



Beech (Fig. 56) (Charcoal). 



Blackbutt (Fig. 6) (Wheels). 



Bloodwood, Eucalyptus corymbosa, occurs in 

 New South Wales and Queensland. Also known 

 as Red Bloodwood. A straight, close-grained, 

 durable timber. Subject to veins. " The most 

 durable hard wood in Queensland, but its life 

 as a sleeper is diminished by its tendency to 

 shell off along the veins." Deep red in colour. 



Bullet Wood, Andaman, Mimusops Uttoralis, 

 occurs in Andaman Islands. A close-grained, 

 hard, durable wood. Rather liable to split. Red- 

 brown colour. 



Canary Wood, Eucalyptus hemiphloia, also 

 known as Gum-topped Box, White Gum, Aus- 

 traUan Box, occurs in Australia. A very fine, 

 open-grained, smooth-surfaced wood. Durable, 

 though liable to insect attack. Yellowish grey 

 in colour. 



Cedar, Atlas, Cedrus atlantica, occurs in 

 North West Africa. An even-grained, durable 

 wood. Rich red colour. Pliny states that the 



