CATALOGUE OF 

 THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD 



Abey. Poeppigia excelsa, A. Rich. Weight, 50 lbs. 15 oz.^ San Domingo. 



This is a small, reddish-coloured wood much resembling mahogany or 

 satinee, though generally perhaps more like the latter. It possesses a 

 firm, hard texture and is of about the same strength as satinee, with the 

 characteristic contrary grain of hard and soft lines found in that wood, 

 though it is generally rather wider. In North America it has some- 

 times been called bay-wood. It is probable that it has been used in the 

 United Kingdom as both satinee and mahogany, especially in old pieces 

 of artistic furniture. It is capable of a fine finish when sharp tools are 

 used. For turnery, moiddings, show-cases, and furniture of all kinds it 

 is very satisfactory, and it stands well under all conditions. 



The pores are irregular in size and position, and sometimes appear in 

 duplicate and triplicate ; they show on the tangential section a fine mark 

 like chalk, which is similar to the marking of San Domingo and some 

 Cuban mahogany. The medullary rays are clearly defined, parallel, and 

 irregular, and are joined at right angles by sparse and rather faint similar 

 lines. 



Abey Macho. Hedwigia balsamifera. The West Indies. 



Little is known of this wood, though it is possible that it may at times 

 have been mixed with the supphes of abey. 



Acacia. Robinia Pseudacacia, Linn. Weight, 40-50 lbs. Europe, 

 America. 



This species of tree, usually known in Great Britain as the " locust 

 tree " or " false acacia," is a native of North America, whence it was 

 introduced into Europe, over which it is now widely grown. It has also 

 been planted in Japan and in the Himalayas. 



The timber has not been imported into England commerciaUy, and, 

 strange as it may seem, is not in demand, very few if any of those 



1 The weights given are in all cases the weight per cubic foot when dry. 



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