THE USES OF WOOD 83 



(Fig. 29), also known as Ebony, Senegal Ebony, 

 African Grenadilla Wood, occurs in Tropical 

 Africa. A coarse, even-grained wood, with a 

 lustrous surface. Jet black in colour. 



Box (Fig. 61) (Engraving). 



Box, Cape, Buxus Macowani, also known as 

 East London Boxwood, occurs in South. Africa. 

 A smooth, fine-grained, dense timber. Yellowish 

 in colour. 



Buckeye (Pulp). 



Buckthorn, Rhamnus catharticus, occurs in 

 Europe, Northern Africa and Siberia. A hard, 

 heavy, close-grained wood. Heartwood orange, 

 sapwood yellowish green. 



BuNYA-BUNYA, Araucariu Bidwilli (Fig. 38), 

 also known as Bunya Pine, occurs in Queensland. 

 A close, straight-grained, easily worked and 

 pohshed timber. Very durable and does not 

 warp. Yellow. 



Canary Wood (Dyes). 



Cedar, Ked (Wheels). 



Chatwan, Alstonia scholaris, occurs in India, 

 Ceylon and Malacca. A coarse-grained, soft 

 wood. White. 



Cherry (Miscellaneous). 



CoROMANDEL WooD, Diosfyros quaesita, also 

 known as Calamander, occurs in Ceylon. A close- 

 grained, dense, hard wood. Rich brown with 

 black stripes. 



