146 WOODS OF COMMEECE 



tains. Height 80 ft. Light-coloured, soft, not durable, except 

 under water. Useful for work under water and as ±uel. 



Boco or Coco Wood {Bocoa promcensis Aubl. : Order Leguminosm), 

 Guiana. Dememra ^' Eta baUi." S.G. 1234-706. B 402 Mos. 

 TaU, yielding logs 20-50 ft. long and 12-18 m. m (ham. Sap- 

 wood very hard and compact, clear yellow; heart dark-brown 

 black, working well. Suitable for walking-sticks, carving and 

 cabinet-work. 



Bois Chaire [Tecoma Uucoxylon Mart.: Order Bignonidcm), 

 Brazil, Guiana, fcinidad. BrazU " Quirapaiba," Cayenne " EMne 

 verte.'' A large tree yielding logs 14 ft. long, squaring 14^16 m. 

 g,G.. 1220 — 1211. E 480 kilos. Hard, even-grained, durable 

 dark-green, or, when pohshed and varnished, a dark browmsh- 

 black. Used in chair-making, whence its name ; in building and 

 for the sounding-boards of pianos. 



Bois d'are. See Osage-Orange. 



Bois de feroles. See Satine. 



Bois de natte {Ldbourdonnaisia calophylloides Boj., L. glauca, 

 Mimmofs Imbricaria WiUd., etc. : Order Sapotdcece). Mauritius 

 and neighbouring islands. Extensively used for ship-building, 

 cabinet-work, and furniture. 



Bois de Sang-Vene. See Rosewood, African. 



Bois de TaWe, of the Seychelles, Heritiera Uttordlis. See Sundri. 



Bois graine bleu {Symplocos martinicensis Jacq. : Order Styrdcece). 

 " Kakarat." Dominica, Martinique, etc. A small tree. Used for 

 planks in internal work. 



Bois Lezard (Vitex divaricdta Swartz : Order Verhendcece). Brazil 

 and West Indies. Strong and durable. 



Bois Mulatre {PentacUthra filamentosa Benth. : Order Legum- 

 inosce), "Palo Mulato." Trinidad. Height 30—40 ft.; diam. 

 1—2 ft. Dark, even-grained, and said to be durable underground. 



Bois Mviere. See Water- wood. 

 Bois Violet. See Purple-heart. 



Bolongnita [Diospyros pilosdnthem Bl. : Ovdex EbeThdcem). Phihp- 

 pines. 



Bottle-brush, Red {GalUstimon lanceoldtus DC. : Order Myrtdcece). 

 " Water Gum." Alorig, " Marum." Eastern Austraha. Height 

 30 — 40 ft. ; diam. 1 — 1| ft. Hard, heavy. Used for mallets, in 

 ship-buildiag and wheelwrights' work. 



Bottle-brush, White (0. salignus DC). " Eiver or Broad-leaved 

 Tea-tree," '* Stone- wood," " River Oak," Alorig, " Unoyie, Hum- 

 bah." Eastern Austraha. Height 40 — 50 ft.; diam. 1^2 ft. 



