154 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



felloes, screws, tree-nails, etc., but as yet of no commercial im- 

 portance. 



Canary-wood {Morinda citrifoUa L. : Order Buhidcece), {^Nau- 

 clea unduldta Roxb., Sarcocephalus corddtus Miq.). " Indian Mul- 

 berry," '' Leichhardt's Tree." Hind. ^' Al," Tarn, " Nonna 

 maram," Fiji " Kura." " Tolmgah " or "Brimstone-tree" of 

 Sierra Leone. India and the Eastern Tropics to Queensland. 

 Height 50—70 ft.; diam. 2— 2i ft. W 30—41. Yellow, soft, 

 cross-grained, sometimes with a beautiful wavy figure, easily worked 

 and taking a good polish, bitter, astringent, and insect-proof. 

 Suitable for turning or cabinet-work; but little used, save as a 

 dye. [See also Tulip-tree.] 



Canella or Canelle, a name applied to various Brazilian woods 

 belonging to the Laurdcece, including DicypelUum caryophylldtum 

 [See Rosewood, Cayenne], Aydendron canella Meissn., Nectdndm 

 atra, and N. mollis. The latter is brown, light, easily worked, but 

 not durable. S.G. 744. It is procurable of a considerable size, and 

 is used for decks, house-building, and carpentry. 



Cannon-lbaU tree {Xylocdrpus Orandtum Keen. = Odrapa moluc- 

 cSnsis Lam. : Order Melidcece). Ceylon, Burma, Eiji Islands, etc. 

 " Sea Cocoa-nut." Burm. " Pen-lay," Fiji " Dabi." Height 

 20 ft. ; diam. 4 ft. W 47. Whitish, turning red, hard. Used for 

 house-buildmg, handles, spokes, furniture, etc. In South America 

 the same name is applied to Couroupita guianSnsis, belonging to 

 the Brazil-nut group (Lecythiddcece), 



Caoba. See Mahogany. 



Carapa or Carapo. See Crab-wood. 



Carob {Oeratonia Siliqua L. : Order Leguminosm), French 

 " Caroubier." Chiefly known for its fruit, the " Locust bean " or 

 " St. John's-bread "; but imported from Algeria as walking-sticks. 



Cashew-nut (Anacdrdium occidentdU L. : Order Anacardidcece). 

 A native of South America, cultivated for its fruit throughout the 

 Tropics. French " Acajou a fruits, a pommes " or " de Guade- 

 loupe," Oerm, " Acajoubaum," Hind, " Kaju," Tarn, " Mundiri." 

 Red to brown, moderately hard. Used in boat-building, for 

 packing-cases and for charcoal, especially for iron-smelting. 



Catalpa {Catdlpa speciosa Warder: Order Bignonidcece), South 

 Central United States. " Bois Shavanon." Height 80 ft. ; diam, 

 4 ft. Brown, Hght, soft, not strong, brittle, coarse-grained, durable, 

 especially in contact with the soil. Used for posts and fencing ; 

 but suited for internal fittings, and being now much planted. 



Cedar, a name extended from the Lebanon Cedar [Gedrus Libani 

 Loud, : Order Goniferce) to other species of the genus, to various 

 Junipers and other coniferous woods, and to many other woods of 



