68 NOTES ON APPARENTLY USEFUL WOODS, ETC. 



Bedfordia salicina, Dc. (Dogwood). — Also a native of Tasmania, grow- 

 ing about 20 or 30 feet high, but swelling to such an extent near the 

 root as to enable boards 3 feet by 1-J feet to be cut from it. The wood 

 has a most beautiful appearance when polished, being of a light brown 

 colour, richly marked with knots and wavy lines. From its appearance, 

 it seems well adapted for cabinet work. 



Tetranthera apetula, Roxb. — A tolerably sized tree, growing in many 

 parts of India, producing a hard and close-grained timber, of a light 

 brown colour, beautifully variegated with dark markings. 



Bridelia retusa. Spr. — A large tree, growing in many parts of India, 

 Ceylon, &c. The wood is close-grained and heavy, of a deep brown 

 colour with dark stripes, and takes a good polish. 



Myrica Faya, Ait. — A native of Madeira, the Canary Islands, Spain, 

 &c. It attains a height of 20 to 25 feet, and produces a very fine-grained 

 compact wood, of a brownish colour, with a reddish tinge and dark 

 stripes, taking an excellent polish. 



Phoebe Barbusana, Webb. — Also a native of Madeira and the Canary 

 Islands, where it attains to about 60 feet in height, producing a close- 

 grained tough wood, of a deep, rich, reddish-brown colour, looking well 

 when polished. 



Pistacia terebinthus, L. — This is a native of the south of Europe and 

 the northern parts of Africa, growing about 20 or 30 feet high, producing 

 a hard, compact, and close-grained wood, in colour somewhat resembling 

 walnut, but not so beautifully marked. From this tree the Venetian or 

 Chian turpentine is procured. 



Dalbergia lati folia, Roxb. Black Wood of India, where it is abundant 

 in the forests, the tree growing to a large size, so as to furnish planks 

 four feet wide, after the removal of the sap wood. This is one of the 

 most valuable of the Indian Avoods, and when polished much resembles 

 rosewood. It is largely used in India for all kinds of furniture. 



Dalbergia Sissoo, Roxb. — This is the tree from which the Sissoo wood 

 of the East Indies is produced. It is in colour somewhat like rosewood, 

 but of a lighter tint, very tough and close grained, and is used in India 

 for a variety of purposes, such as carts, gun-carriages, ship-building, &c. 

 The tree grows to about 50 feet high. 



Acacia melanoxylon, R. Br. (Myall of New South Wales). — This wood 

 is of a very deep brown colour, with darkish stripes, having, when 

 freshly cut, a strong odour of violets. The tree grows to a height of 

 about 40 feet. The black wood, or light wood, of Tasmania, is said to 

 be produced by this tree, but the wood has not so great a depth of 

 colour, being lighter and more beautifully veined with a fine silvery 

 lustre. Some confusion probably exists in the identification of the species 

 from which these woods are produced. 



Kew. 1862. 



