EAGLE-WOOD— EBONY 169 



Eagle-wood (Aquildria Agdllocha Roxb. in Sylhet, and A, malac- 

 censis Lam. of Further India : Order Aquilaridcece), " Lign-aloes, 

 Aloes-wood, Agilawood, Black Agallocha." French " Bois d'Aigle." 

 Germ, " Adlerholz." Sanskrit " Agaru." Arab, " Aqulugin." 

 Latin " Agallochum." Large trees with whitish or light yellow 

 wood, containing an abundance of resin and an essential oil, much 

 valued as a perfume and possibly the '' aloes " of Psalm xlv. The 

 wood retains its fragrance for years, and is burnt in Indian temples 

 and also used for inlaying and as a setting for jewels, selling at 

 £30 per cwt. in Sumatra. 



Ebony, a name for a very dense, hard, and generally black 

 wood, mentioned by Herodotus and perhaps by Ezekiel, and 

 originally applying to Diospyros Ehenum Konig (Order EheTidcece), 

 Latin " Ebenus." French " Ebene." Germ. " Ebenholz." 8inh, 

 " Kaluwara." Arabic " Abnoos." Hebrew " Hobnim " (Ezek. 

 xxvii. 15). A large tree, a native of Southern India and Ceylon. 

 S.G. 1,187. W 70-^76 ; the heart 75-— 80. p 756—1,180. Sap- 

 wood dingy grey with black patches, flexible and very hable 

 to insect attack ; heart deep black, very heavy, hard, and fine- 

 grained, the rings and pith-rays being scarcely recognizable, 

 capable of a very high pohsh, but affected by weather, and, there- 

 fore, used largely as veneer, selhng in England at from £5 to £10 

 per ton. 



Ebony, Acapuleo, Cuernavaca or Mexican {Diospyros Ebendster 

 Eetz.). A native of India, cultivated in Mauritius, the Philippines 

 and tropical America, the " Bastard Ebony " of Ceylon. 



Ebony, American, Green, Jamaica or West Indian {Briia Ebenus 

 DG. = Amerimnon Ebenus Sw. : Order Leguminosce). " Cocus " 

 or "Cocos" of Jamaica, " Granadillo " of Cuba, "Billy Web" 

 or " Chichipate " of Honduras. A small tree. S.G. 1,208 — ^1,210. 

 W 61-45—87. E 1,178 tons. / 9-10. fc 4-5. fs -529. E 480 lbs. 

 Heavy, dark greenish-brown to purplish, very fine and even-grained, 

 durable. Used for inlaying flutes, flageolets, etc. 



Ebony, Bombay, Ceylon and Siam {Diospyros Ebenum Konig, 

 Ebendster Eetz., melanoxylon Eoxb. and other species). Z>. melan- 

 oxylon Eoxb., also known as " Coromandel " or " Godavery Ebony." 

 Hind, "Tendu." A large tree. S.G. 978—1,200. W 61—82. 

 E 294 lbs. Sapwood pink ; heart black, with beautiful purple 

 streaks, irregular, heavy, very hard, strong. Used for building, 

 shafts, carving, etc. 



Ebony, Camagoon {Diospyros pilosdnthera Bl.), the " Golong- 

 nita " of the Philippine Islands. 



Ebony, Cape or Orange River {Euclea Pseudebenus E. Mey : Order 

 Ebendcece), South- West Africa. Jet-black, hard, durable. 



