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 Order SIMARUBE^E. 



Plants of this order are usually very bitter. 



Teibe Simaeubeje. 

 AILANTHUS, JDesf. ; Tree of the gods. 



glandulosa, Desf. ; tr. ; Eastern Asia. A.B. 

 It is on the leaves of this tree that the silk-producing insect Bombyx Cynthia feeds. The tree 

 is also said to be valuable for reclaiming coast sands. Its timber is durable, pale-yellow, and of a 

 silky lustre. 



Order OCHNACE.2E. 



Plants for the most part bitter. 

 OCHNA, Sehreb. 



atropurpurea, DC. 



var. natalitia ; tr. ; Port Natal. B. 

 GOMPHIA, Sehreb. 



suniatrana, Jack. ; sh. ; East India. B. 



Order MELIACEJE. 



(Bead-tree Family.) 

 The properties of this order are bitter, tonic, and astringent, but often dangerous properties 

 are met with in some of the species. 



Teibe Melie^:. 

 TURR^A, Linn. 



pubescens, Hellen. ; sh. ; Eastern Australia. A.B. 



MELIA, Linn. 



Azedarach, Linn. ; Bead-tree ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 



The bark is bitter, and has been used in India as an anthelmintic. The fruit yields an oil 

 Wood handsomely marked ; weight, 38 to 40 lbs. per cubic foot. 



Teibe Teichilie2e. 

 DYSOXYLON, JBlume. 



rufum, Benth. ; tr. ; Queensland. W.T.E. 



AMOORA, Roxb. 



nitidula, Benth. ; tr. ; Eastern Australia. B. 



OWENIA, F.v.M. 



venosa, F. v. M. ; tr. ; Queensland. B. 



CAEAPA, AM. 



moluccensis, Law. (Xylocarpus granatum) ; tr. ; Queensland. B. 

 The wood is used in Burmah for handles of tools and spokes of wheels. The fruit yields an oil 

 used for burning and for the nair. Weight of timber, 41 lbs. per cubic foot. 



Teibe Cedeele^i. 

 CEDRELA, Linn. 



odorata, Linn. ; Honduras or Jamaica Cedar ; tr. ; West Indies. B. 



serrulata, Miq. ; tr. ; Sumatra. B. 



Toona, Boxb. ; Red Cedar or Toon tree ; tr. ; E. India and Austrl. A.B. 



This tree produces the well-known useful timber. In India the leaves are used for cattle 

 food. From the flowers is obtained a red or yellow dye ; the bark also is astringent. AVeight of 

 cubic foot of timber, 28 to 44 lbs. 



SWIETENIA, Linn. 



Mahagoni, Linn. ; Mahogany-tree ; tr. ; West Indies. A.B. 



One of the most valuable of timbers. Upwards of 36,000 tons were imported into Great 

 Britain in 1882. Weight, about 45 lbs. per cubic foot. 



CHLOROXYLON, DC. 



swietenia, Linn. ; Satinwood ; tr. ; East India. B. 

 A valuable timber, largely used for backs of hair-brushes and inlaying. 



