August 1. 1864.] THE TECHNOLOGIST. 



WOODS OF TEE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. 45 



very well to the action of air and of water ; dark red, with longitudinal 

 compressed fibres ; large wide pores and crevices ; splits short ; shaving 

 rough ; a little twisted and porous. 



Bancal (Nauclea glaberrima), Rubiac. — Tree of a fine aspect, with 

 oval leaves of 0.06 by 0.12, and flowers in capitulee ; rises to 8 a 10m. 

 and 0.7 diameter. Wood golden yellow and greenish yellow ; longitu- 

 dinal fibre, and texture somewhat like tow ; esteemed for its tenacity 

 and durability in construction of planking and carpentry ; it is also 

 used by shipbuilders, coopers, and even for making quays. Abundant ; 

 shaving somewhat tough, twisted, and strong. 



Bitoc (Myrtica ?). — Clear, rosy wood ; texture solid, compact ; pores 

 less visible ; splits from the trunk and breaks in the splinter ; shaving 

 fine, strong, and less twisted ; can be well employed for pieces that have 

 to resist to tension. 



Lauan or Sandana (Dipterocarpus sandana), Guttif. — Tree 12 to 

 30m. high, aud trunk of lm. or more diameter. Yields by incision a 

 white, fragrant, hard resin, that is used as incense. Wood ashy colour ; 

 weak texture ; longitudinal flat fibres ; large pores. Abounds in Cavite, 

 Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Mindoro, &c. Split3 in long splinters ; 

 shaving rather fine and twisted ; formerly much employed for sheathing 

 of ships, because the balls do not break it in splinters. 



Malacatlun (Tetracera sarmentosal), Dilleniac. — Shrub with ash- 

 colour wood; texture towy and rough; fibres longitudinal, amidst a 

 white marrow ; not regularly employed ; splits at the trunk, and shav- 

 ing rough and disunited. 



Malacintud. — Red w r ood, of solid texture ; fibres longitudinal, 

 waved, compressed ; pores more or less large ; splits short ; shaving fine, 

 twisted, and compact ; can be used in every kind of construction, par- 

 ticularly when resistance to tension is wanted. 



Malavidondas (Mavindato 1 niota), Terebinthac. — Wood yellowish 

 white ; texture fine and longitudinal ; less compact ; pores impercep- 

 tible ; splits at the trunk ; shaving rough, not much twisted ; used for 

 assembling, and for every work that has to resist tension. 



Malatalisay (Terminalia mauritiana), Halorag-combretac. — Tree 

 with horizontal verticillated branches ; excellent for public walks ; 15m. 

 high ; trunk 3m. and Om. diameter. Wood weak, white, or yellowish ; 

 rough ; fibres flattened amidst a pithy centre ; great elasticity and 

 flexibility ; of good use for assemblings of ships, &c. Splits at the 

 trunk ; shaving leathery, rough, and little twisted. 



Malaru jat, or Maladu jat . (Myrtac ?). — Wood red, dark brownish, 

 or sometimes ashy ; . solid texture ; fibres compressed, waved ; pores 

 puncturated and oblong. Abounds in Cavite, La Laguna, and other pro- 

 vinces. Splits in large splinters, and shavings somewhat rough, com- 

 pact, and waved. 



Melle, near Ghent. 



