176 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



60—70 ft, ; diam. 2 ft. Nicely marked, close-grained, hard, sus- 

 ceptible of a good polish, durable. Used for staves and veneers. 



Flindosa {FUndersia austrdUs E. Br. : Order Melidcece), North- 

 Eastern Australia. '' Crow's " or " Mountain Ash," or " Beech." 

 Aborig. " Cudgerie." Height 80—100 ft. ; diam. 2—4 ft. S.G. 

 936. W 44-8— 77-8. B 960 tons. / 7*03. fc 4-54. fs -62. Re- 

 sembhng Oak, with slight or no figure, very hard, close and strong, 

 difficult to saw, but shrinking httle in drying, very durable, not dis- 

 coloured by iron. Used for staves and as a substitute for Beech, 

 and suitable for railway construction and shafts. 



Flintamentosa or Wyagerie, the product of a larger tree, reach- 

 ing 150 ft. in height and 6 ft. in diam. in Northern New South Wales ; 

 may be the same or some other species of FUndirsia, It is used in 

 house-building. 



Fuchsia {Fuchsia excorticdta L. fil. : Order Onagrdcece). New 

 Zealand. Maori " Kohutuhutu." Height 10 — 30 ft. ; diam. 

 sometimes 3 ft. Durable. 



Fustic {Ghlorophora tinctoria Gaud., var. Xanth6xylon=M67us 

 tinctoria W, Madura tinctoria D. Don. : Order Mordcece), Tropical 

 America. French " Bois d'orange." Span, " Pustete, Palo nar- 

 ango." Port. '' Espinheiro branco, Amoreira de espinho." W 39— 

 46*5. R 305 lbs. A large tree, yielding timber 20 ft. long and a 

 foot or more wide. Canary-yellow, hght, tough, hard, durable. 

 Used for spokes ; but chiefly as a dye under the name of " Old 

 Fustic," " Young " or " Zante Fustic " being the wood of Bhus 

 Gotinus, [See Sumach, Venetian.] 



Galalba or Galba. See Santa Maria. 



Gangaw. See Ironwood, xix. 



Gidya. See Myall ii. 



Gold-spangle Wood {Gardwellia subUmis F. v. M. : Order Prote- 

 deem). Tropical Queensland. Large, Hght-coloured, prettily 

 marked. Suitable for cabinet-work. 



Granadillo {Amyris halsamifera L. : Order Burmrdcece). West 

 Indies. Known also as " Rosewood," " Mountain Torchwood," 

 "Lignum Rhodium," or '' Funera." W 74—60. E 986-^565. 

 tons. / 6-7— 4-7. fc 4—5-7. fs -35— -43. Red, handsomely 

 figured, aromatic, resinous, hard. Used for building and furniture, 

 and exported. In Cuba the name is appMed to Brya Menus. [See 

 Ebony, American.] 



Grape, Sea-side [Goccoloha uvifera Jacq. : Order Polygondcem). 

 Jamaica. W 65-34. E 637 tons. / 4-13. fc 2*52. fs -428. 



Greenheart (Nectdndra Rodioei Schomb. : Order Laurdcece), 

 North-Eastern South America and the West Indies. Aborig. 



