52 NOTES ON APPARENTLY USEFUL WOODS 



makers, especially for clarionets, flutes, &c. It is also largely used in 

 turnery. 



Cassine Maurocenia, L. — Much like the former and used at the Cape 

 for the same purposes as well as for all kinds of fancy cabinet work. 



Elceodendron Australe, Vent. (Courari-ou.) — A New South Wales tree, 

 slender ; but growing to a height of about 40 feet, produces a close- 

 grained, firm wood of a lightish yellow colour with darker, wavy, and 

 eccentric markings, very beautiful when polished, and adapted for furni- 

 ture and turnery purposes. 



Duboisia Myoporoides, R. Br. (Cork wood.)— A small tree of New 

 South Wales, growing from 15 to 30 feet high. The wood is of a very 

 light colour; almost as light as the wood of the Lime; very close 

 grained and firm, but easily cut. It is adapted for some kinds of cabinet 

 work, but more especially for wood carving. 



Schotia latifolia, Jacq. (Bosck Bcerboon.)— A native of South Africa ; 

 is a small tree with a hard, tough, and durable wood, of a plain 

 yellowish colour. It is used at the Cape for posts, &c. ; but might be 

 useful also for inlaying, being too small for cabinet work. 



Nyssa multlflora, Walt. (Pepperidge, or Tupelo.) — A native of North 

 America, where it grows to a large-sized tree. The wood is very light, 

 much resembling Sycamore, and is said to offer great resistance to split- 

 ting owing to the manner in which the fibres are interwoven. 



Zieria lanceolata, R. Br. — (A native of New South Wales.) — A tolerably- 

 sized tree attaining a height of about 80 feet, with a diameter of from 

 2 to 3 feet. It has a clear light-coloured wood, close and prettily grained, 

 somewhat soft, but nevertheless takes a good polish, and might be found 

 useful for the more ornamental parts of cabinet work. 



Sideroxylon inerme, L. (Milkwood of the Cape.^) — A small tree about 

 8 or 10 feet high, producing a close, hard, and very durable wood, not 

 affected by damp. It is in great repute at the Cape for boat-building, 

 bridges, &c, and is of a plain yellow colour looking well when polished. 

 Halleria elliplica, Thbg. (Oudehout) — Is also a native of the Cape, 

 growing 6 to 10 feet high, producing a yellowish wood, tough, and even 

 grained, used at the Cape for plough beams, &c, though perhaps worthier 

 of better application. 



Halleria lucida, L. (Witte Olyve.) — A small tree of the Cape 6 or 8 

 feet high, has a wood somewhat resembling Beech, but more yellow, and 

 a much finer grain. It is hard and durable, and is much used in car- 

 pentry and in the manufacture of planes and other tools. 



EcJcebergia Capensis, Sparrrn. (Cape Ash.) — Attains a height of 30 or 

 40 feet. The wood is very close and tough, with a silvery grain, having 

 a pretty and delicate appearance when polished. It is much used at 

 the Cape for various purposes, but well adapted for inlaying, cabinet 

 work, &c. 



