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belonging to tlie Bean family (Leguminosae). It attains a 

 large size in tlie Pegu and Prome forests. Its wood is hard, 

 like ebony. 



Mesua ferrea, a tree of the Gamboge family (Guttiferae), 

 native of India and islands of the Indian Archipelago. It has 

 smooth bark and hard heavy wood. Its flowers are fragrant, 

 and a kind of attar is distilled from them. 



Ironwood, Jamaica {Erythroxylon areolatum), a tree of the 

 Coca family (Erythroxylaceas). 



IroEWOOd, Morocco {Argania Sideroxylon), a smaU tree of 

 the Star Apple family. {See Argan.) 



Ironwood, Norfolk Island {Notelma longifolia), a tree of 

 the Olive family (Oleacese), native of Norfolk Island. 



Ironwood, North American, or Lever - wood {Ostrya 

 virginica, also Car^inus americana), trees of the Oak family 

 (Cupuliferae). 



Ironwood, South African. — OUa undulata and 0. capensis, 

 small trees of the Olive family (Oleacese), also Sideroxylon 

 capense, a tree of the Star Apple family (Sapotacese). 



Ironwood, Tasmanian and New South Wales {Notelma 

 ligustrina), a bush of the Olive family (Oleace^), 6 to 8 feet 

 high, but occasionally having a single stem 30 feet high. Its 

 wood is very close and hard, and is used in medicine, and for 

 making pulley-blocks, and for turnery and fancy cabinet-work. 



Ironwood, White {Vepris lanceolatd), a tree of the Eue 

 family (Eutaceae), native of Mauritius. 

 Ita Palm. {See MiritL) 



Itch Tree {Oncocarpus vitiensis), a tree of the Terebinth 

 family (Anacardiacese), native of the Piji Islands. It attains 

 a height of 50 to 60 feet, having large oblong leaves and a 

 curious corky fruit, somewhat resembling the seed-shell of the 

 walnut. The whole tree, especially the bark sap, is highly 

 irritating, a drop falling on the hand imparting the sensation of 

 being touched with a red-hot poker. Dr. Seemann relates an 

 instance of a person having obtained a tree for a flag-staff. In 

 preparing it by peeling, he sat upon the trunk. Shortly after- 



