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mottled, very durable, teredo-proof. Used for bridges and boat- 

 building. W 52-5. S.6. 840. 



Ancona, See Walnut {Juglans regia). 



Andiroba. See Cralbwood. 



Angelim vermelho {Andira fraxinifdlia Benth.'? : Order Legu- 

 minosce). Brazil. Of crooked growth, reddish-brown, moderately 

 heavy. Used for ship-timbers. 



Angelin {Andira inirmis Kunth : Order LeguminoscB). Tropical 

 America. " Cabbage " or " Bastard Cabbage Tree." Ouba, 

 "Yaba." Height 20— 50 ft. ; diam. 3— 5 ft. S.G. 644— 688. W33'8 

 —60*4. E 663 639. R 300 lbs. / 2-01— 5-44. fc 1-98- 2-99. 

 fs -32 — -45. Brown, veined, hard, very durable underground or 

 under water. Used for mill-rollers and in house and ship building. 

 Some '' Partridge-wood " may be the timber of this species. 



Angelique [Dicorynia paraensis Benth. : Order Leguminosce). 

 Brazil and Guiana. Height 20 — 54 ft., yielding timber 12 — 22 in. 

 square. S.G. 746 — 916. R 215 kilos. Reddish-brown, moderately 

 hard, tough, strong, elastic, straight and even-grained, easily 

 worked, durable in sea-water, insect-proof, sometimes with an 

 ornamental waviness of grain, with but Httle sapwood ; but with 

 slight shakes and an unpleasant odour, and said to rust nails. 

 Used in Erench dockyards, as a substitute for Teak, for backing 

 armour plates, etc., far more durable than Oak. 



Angelly {Artocdrpus hirsuta Lam. : Order Artocarpdceoe). India, 

 chiefly in the south-west, Ceylon, Burma. Known also as " Jungle 

 Jack " and " Aini." Height 50—60 ft. ; diam. 2^—3 ft. S.G. 

 690. W 36 — 61. Very tough, bears exposure to water well, and, 

 if kept oiled, is very durable. Used for planks in house-building, 

 canoes, fishing-boats, etc. Classed in the third line in Lloyd's 

 Register. 



Angico {Piptadinia rigida Benth. = ^cacm Angico Mart.: Order 

 Leguminosce). Brazil. " Angica vermelho." In logs of 6 — 10 in. 

 diam. W 71"5. Reddish or dark brown, with black lines, hard. 

 Turnery. 



Anjan [HardwicMa hindta Roxb. : Order Leguminosce). Central 

 and Southern India. Telugu " Epe," Tamil '' Acha maram.'* 

 Height 50 — 60 or 120 ft., straight. Dark red, streaked with black 

 and often purpHsh, close-grained, " perhaps the hardest and 

 heaviest wood in India," resinous, very durable, not warping, but 

 liable to split, very strong. W 84 — 85. Used for bridges, sleepers, 

 beams, rafters, house posts, and ornamental work. 



Apple {P^rus Mdlus L. : Order Rosdcece), German " Apfelbaum," 

 French " pommier," Span, " manzana," Buss. " jablon." 



