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very rich in colour, of a deep brown, with dark stripes, taking an ex- 

 cellent polish. 



Careya arborea, Roxb. — A tolerably sized tree, native of the East 

 Indies, Ceylon, &c. The wood is neither very hard nor heavy, and will 

 not stand damp, but is pretty durable in dry situations. It is of a 

 brownish colour, with dark stripes, and is much used for various pur- 

 poses, especially for hoops, on account of its elasticity. 



Olea laurifolia, Lam. Black Iron Wood of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 where it attains 12 or 15 feet in height, with a diameter of 1 to 2 feet, 

 affording a very hard, close-grained wood of a very dark colour, beauti- 

 fully marked, somewhat resembling walnut. It is much used at the 

 Cape for furniture and cabinet work. 



Olea verrucosa, Link. (Olyvenhout). Also a native of the Cape, growing 

 about 8 or 10 feet high, and a diameter of 8 to 12 inches. The wood is 

 very dense and hard, and one of the most useful in the colony, both on 

 account of its strength, and also for its handsome appearance, being in 

 colour of a deep rich brown, with dark markings, very handsome when 

 polished. 



Cordia Gerascanthus, Jacq. (Spanish Elm). — A native of Jamaica and 

 the West Indian Islands, where it grows about 30 feet high, producing a 

 hard, close-grained timber of a dark brown colour, with deep coloured 

 markings — a beautiful wood, taking a good polish, much used in 

 Jamaica for cart bodies and for various other purposes. 



Oreodaphie bullata, Neis. ab. E, (Stinkwood). — This is a native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, and grows 20 or 35 feet bigh, with a diameter of 3 

 to 5 feet. The wood is tolerably hard, close grained, and durable, of a 

 deep brown colour, taking a good polish. It has a very disagreeable 

 smell when cut ; hence its vernacular name ; and might probably be 

 employed for cabinets for natural history collections, as it is not infested 

 by insects. It is very extensively used in the colony for various pur- 

 poses. 



Oreodaphie /ceteris Neis. — A tree growing 70 to 100 feet high, native 

 of the Madeira and Canary Islands. The timber is very dense and 

 heavy, of a dark-brown colour, with still darker stripes. 



Endiandra glauca, R. Br., Teak wood of New South Wales, where it 

 grows to a very large size, frequently attaining a height of 100 to 140 

 feet, and a diameter of from 3 to 5 feet, producing a hard and close- 

 grained timber. The heart wood is of a very beautiful rich brown 

 colour, with silvery transverse markings, and dark lines running longi- 

 tudinally. It is capable of taking a high polish, and has every appear- 

 ance of being a valuable wood. 



Alyxia buxifolia, R. Br. (Scent-wood of Tasmania). — This is a small 

 tree or shrub, and consequently does not produce wood of any great size, 

 but it is firm and close-grained, of a lightish-brown mottled appearance, 

 and has an odour resembling that of the Tonquin bean. 



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