64 NOTES ON APPARENTLY USEFUL WOODS 



high polish. It is much used in North America for all kinds of cabinet 

 work. 



Cerasus Malialeb, Mill. — A native of the South of Europe. A small 

 tree, about 20 or 25 feet high, producing a very hard, close grained and 

 fragrant wood ; much esteemed by the French for furniture and cabinet 

 work. The colour is of a rich reddish brown, with a satiny lustre, and 

 dark stripes. 



Melaleuca uncinata, R. Br. (Yang-arra, or Common Tea Tree.) — A 

 large Australian tree, from 40 to 80 feet high, and having a diameter of 

 from 2 to 4 feet. It affords a very hard, close grained and durable wood ; 

 excellent for underground work, but liable to split if care is not taken 

 in the drying. The colour is of a reddish brown, with a silvery trans- 

 parent shade. 



Eucalyptus amygdalina, Lab. (Mokarago, or Narrow-leaved Iron bark 

 of New South Wales,) — Where it grows to a height of 50 to 90 feet, with a 

 diameter of 2 to 4 feet. This wood, like most of the Eucalypti is very 

 dense, hard, and durable ; the colour reddish brown with dark stripes, 

 looking well when polished. 



Eucalyptus paniculata, Sm. (Mannen or Blood tree.) — A large tree 

 from 60 to 120 feet high, and 3 to 4 or even 5 feet in diameter. The 

 wood is not durable when exposed to the weather ; but answers well for 

 other purposes, as cabinet work, &c, for which the colour recommends 

 it, being of a pretty reddish brown, with dark stripes, and taking a good 

 polish. 



Lecythis grandijlora, Aubl. (Monkey-pot tree.) — A native of British 

 Guiana, growing to a large size. The timber is very close grained and 

 hard. The heart wood of a lightish red colour, takes a good polish, 

 and is much used in its native country for furniture as well as for the 

 staves of casks. 



Cunonia capensis, L. (Rood Els. — A small tree from 20 to 25 feet 

 high, with a diameter of from 1 to 2 feet, native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. The wood is close and even-grained, very durable in moist situ- 

 ations, and much used for turnery and furniture. The colour is of a 

 clear reddish brown, susceptible of a high polish. 



Bassia longifolia, L. (Alee.) — A tree about 40 feet high, native of 

 Ceylon, Malabar, Coromandel, &c. It is a heavy and very dense wood, 

 said to be as durable as teak, but more difficult to be worked. The 

 colour is of a dull red brown, much used in Ceylon for house buildings, 

 bridges, and various other purposes. 



BassiaParkii, Don. (Shea butter tree.) A large African tree 40 or 50 

 feet high, producing a very heavy and close-grained wood. The colour 

 of the heart wood is of a deep reddish brown much like the former spe- 

 cies, and takes a good polish. 



Sapota Achras, Mill. (Sapodilla.) — A native of Trinidad, Jamaica, 



