188 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



B. serrdta Linn. fil. Eastern Australasia. S.G. 803. W 39— 

 50. Dark red, mahogany-like, handsome, finely figured, coarse 

 and open-grained, strong, requiring careful seasoning, much bored 

 by beetles. Used for window-frames and boats'-knees, and might 

 be used for furniture. (See Appendix IV.) 



Honeysuckle, Coast {Bdnhsia integrifoUa L.). Eastern Australia. 

 Known also as '' Beef wood." Height 20-— 30 ft.; diam. 1 ft. 

 S.G. 799. W 50—39. Pmk, beautifully grained, moderately 

 dense, tough, durable when not exposed. Used for boats'- 

 knees, etc. 



Honeysuckle, Silvery. See Beefwood. 



Honeysuckle in New Zealand [Rymdndra excelsa). See Rewa- 

 rewa. 



Honeysuckle-wood in the United States {Pldtanus occidentdlis). 

 See Plane. 



Honoki* {Magnolia hypoUuca S. and Z. : Order Magnolidcece). 

 Japan. Height 50 ft. ; diam. 2| ft. A dense, hard, ornamental 

 wood, used for tables, wooden shoes, pencils, and for charcoal. 



Hoobooballi (? Stryphnodendron guianinse Benth. = Mimosa gui- 

 anensis Aubl. : Order Leguminosce). British Guiana. Height 

 100 ft. ; diam. 2 — 3 ft. W 55*75. Sapwood white, heart whitish- 

 brown, with dark concentric streaks, very ornamental, durable 

 in contact with water. Suitable for cabinet-work. 



Hoop Pine. See Pine, Moreton Bay. 



Horco Cebil {Piptadenia communis Ben,th. : Order Leguminosce). 

 Northern Argentina. Yielding timber 15 ft. long and 28 in. square, 

 of a light Mahogany colour, as hard as Box, close and smooth- 

 grained, but not withstanding moisture. Very useful for beams, 

 ca.binet-work, etc. 



Horco moUo {Bumelia ohtusifolia Roem. and Schutt. : Order 

 Sapotdcece). Argentina. Light red-brown, fine and even-grained, 

 easily worked. Useful for building. 



Hornbeam {Oarpinus Betulus L. : Order Goryldcem), Central 

 Europe and West Asia. French '' Charme." Oerm. " Weiss- 

 buche,'* " Hainbuche." Height 40—50, sometimes 70 ft. ; diam. 1, 

 rarely reaching ^ ft. S.G. 1,250—759. W 75-6—45. c 6,405. 

 & -846. v' 1-087. Yellowish-white, close-grained, heavy, hard, 

 very tough, strong, dilSicult to split, somewhat lustrous, and very 

 durable if kept dry; pores minute, in radial lines; broad pith- 

 rays lighter than the rest of the wood ; annual rings very sinuous, 

 bending outward between the broad pith-rays. Used for handles, 

 mallets, lasts, skittles, etc., unequalled for cogs and bearers for 

 printers' rollers, and excellent for fuel, and imported in considerable 

 quantities from Prance. Value 2s. 3d. per cubic foot. We have 



