160 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



contact with soil and said to be teredo-proof. Sleepers, posts, boat- 

 building, interior work, cooperage, etc. 



Cedar, Tasmanian {Athrotdxis selaginoides Don. with A, cupres- 

 soides: Order Taxodiece). ''King William Pine." Height about 

 45 ft. Light, yellow, or pink, straight, even-grained, tough, strong. 

 Used for furniture and boat-building. 



Cedar, Western Red {Juniperus occidentdlis Hook. : Order Gupres- 

 sinece). Western North America. Known also as " Yellow Cedar, 

 Californian Juniper," or " Pencil-wood." W 36. Pinkish-brown, 

 soft, fine, straight and even-grained, very durable in contact with 

 soil, shghtly fragrant. Used for fencing or fuel ; but suitable for 

 pencils. 



Cedar, West Indian {Cedrela odordta L. : Order Melidcece), " Cuba, 

 Havana, Honduras, Jamaica" or "Mexican Cedar." " C6dre 

 Acajou." The " Cedar " of EngHsh commerce. A tall tree capable 

 of yielding timber 18—40 ft. long and 1—2 ft. square. S.G. 372— 

 664. W 27—47. p 7,600. p' -7. e' 1-0. / 3-02. fc 1-98. 

 fs -362. c 2,870. c' -379. v' -586. Sapwood narrow, reddish- 

 white ; heart cinnamon-brown ; annual rings broad and distinct ; 

 pith-rays numerous and distinct ; vessels very large, open, scattered, 

 but more numerous, larger and partly filled with brown resin in 

 spring wood. Fragrant, often beautifully marked and resembhng 

 the allied Mahogany; but very much softer, light, easily split, 

 bitter in taste and with a peppery smell. Used mainly for cigar- 

 boxes, but also for furniture. 



Cedrela fissilis Veil. ( = (7. hrasiliensis Juss.), the "Cedro" used 

 for furniture in Northern Argentina, being unseasoned, warps, 

 but might be used for other purposes. 



Cedar, White, in the United States, a name apphed to the similar 

 coniferous woods of Lilocidrus decurrens [See Cedar, Incense], 

 Cupressus Lawsonidna [See Cedar, Oregon], Thuya gigdntea [See 

 Cedar, Canoe], Cupressus Thyoides, and Thuya occidentdlis. In 

 Australia it is used of Elmodendron austrdle and Mdlia composita. 



Ouprissus Thyoides L. French " Cedre blane," Oerm. " Weisse 

 Ceder, Ceder-Cj/presse." Swamps on the east coast of the United 

 States. Height 70 — 80 ft. ; diam. 2 — 3 ft. Light greyish-brown, 

 very light, soft, not strong, shghtly fragrant, close-grained, easily 

 worked, very durable in contact with soil, not warping. Used for 

 sleepers, posts, shingles, cooperage, and boat-building. 



Tti'kya occidentdlis L., known also as " Arbor- VitaB." French 

 " Arbre de vie," Germ. " Lebensbaum." Eastern North American. 

 Height 30—40 or 60 ft. ; diam. 2—4 ft. S.G. 320. Light, soft, 

 brittle, very fragrant, rather coarse-grained ; but otherwise resemb- 

 ling the preceding in characters and uses. 



Elmodlndron austrdlL See Ash, Blue. 



Melia composita. See Bead-tree. 



