88 TIMBERS AND THEIR USES 



America. A close-grained, strong, durable, 

 easily polished wood. Heartwood pale brown, 

 sapwood almost white. 



Blackbutt, Eucalyptus patens (Fig. 6), 

 occurs in Western Australia. A fine, open- 

 grained, durable wood. Heartwood brown, sap- 

 wood pale brown. 



BoTTLEBRUSH, Red, CalUstemon lanceolatus, 

 also known as Water Gum, occurs in Eastern 

 Australia. A hard, close-grained wood. 



Box, Bastard (Shipbuilding). 



Box, Red, Eucalyptus polyanthema, also known 

 as Bastard Box, Brown Box, Grrey Box, Poplar- 

 leaved Gum, Lignum Vitae, occurs in South 

 Eastern Australia. A very fine-grained, hard, 

 durable, red wood. 



Box, Yellow (Fig. 61) (Engraving). 



Cannon Ball Tree, Xylocarpus granatum, 

 also known as Sea Coconut, occurs in Burma, 

 Ceylon, Fiji Islands. A close-grained, hard, 

 reddish white wood. 



Cedar, Red Cape, Cunonia Capensis, occurs 

 in Cape Colony. A close-grained, hard, tough, 

 elastic wood. Easily polished. Red in colour. 



Cherry, Australian Wild, Exocarpus cupres- 

 sijormis (Fig. 36), occurs in Australia. A close- 

 grained, hard, durable wood. Red-brown in 

 colour. 



CuRUPAY, Piptadenia cebil, occurs in BoHvia. 



