192 WOODS 01 COMMERCE 



Mesua ferrea L. (Order Guttiferce), also known as " Indian Rose- 

 chestnut." Bind. " Nagesar." Assam. '' Nahor." Andaman and 

 Burm, " Gangaw." Height 20 ft. or more ; diam. 1 — 2 ft. W 69 — 

 77. Dark red, extremely hard and difficult to work, taking a high 

 polish, strong, durable. Used for gun-stocks, handles, wood- 

 paving, and building, and suitable for furniture. '' Black Iron- 

 wood " is here (xx) Conddlia ferrea Griseb. (Order Bhamndcece), 

 S.G. 1,300. W 85. 



The IroKwood of China and Japan, used for rudders and anchors, 

 is believed to be (xxi) Metrosideros vera Rumph. (Order Myrtdcem), 

 occurring in the Malay Archipelago, and known in Amboyna as 

 '^Nani " : that of Guiana and Honduras is (xxii) Lapldcea Hcemat- 

 oxylon Camb. (Order CamelUdcece), also known as " Blood- 

 wood," and used for cogs ; whilst in Jamaica (xxiii) Slodnea jamai- 

 cinsis Hook. (Order Tilidcece), known also as " Break-axe," and 

 (xxiv) Erythroxylon areoldtum L., also known as " Redwood," are 

 also so named. The latter has a light reddish-brown sapwood 

 and dark heart, with some figure. It is durable in water, and is 

 used for mill-frames and cogs. 



Ironwood, Morocco (xxv). See Argan, 



In Fatal, besides the White Ironwood [See Umzimbit], there is 

 (xxvi) Olea lawrifolia Lam., known as "Black Ironwood," Zulu 

 " Tamboti." Height 40--70 ft. ; diam. 2—3 ft. W 64-68— 73-5. 

 E 896 tons. / 7*84. /c 4*79. Brown with dark streaks, resembling 

 Olive, and suitable for turnery. 



In New Zealand the name is applied to (xxviii-xxix) Metrosideros 

 rohusta and M. Mcida A. Rich. [See Rata] and to M. tomentosa 

 A. Cunn., Maori " Pohutakawa." This last yields timber 10 — 

 20 ft. long, and 9 — 16 in. square, with S.G. 1,200—858, dark red 

 or walnut-brown, very heavy, hard, close-grained, strong and 

 durable, suitable for ship -building. 



In the United States (xxx) Garpinus caroUnidna is sometimes 

 called Iron-wood [See Hornlbeam, American] ; but in New Mexico 

 the name is apphed to (xxxi) Olneya Tesota, A. Gray (Order Legumi- 

 nosce). In Persia (xxxii) Parrotia persica (Order Hamamelidd- 

 cece) ; and in the island of Reunion (xxxiii) Stadmdnnia sideroxylon 

 BO. (Order Sapinddcece) is so called. 



Irosun or Osun, the native name of several West African woods. 

 [See Camwood and Rosewood, African.] 



Ivory Wood [Siphonodon austrdle Benth. : Order Oelastrdcem), 

 North-East Australia. Not plentiful, tall, straight, diam. 1 ft., 

 white, very close-grained, firm, easily worked. Used for spools 

 and turnery, but suitable for engraving. 



Jaearanda, the Brazilian name for various species of Dalbirgia 

 and Machmrium (Order Leguminosce), known in English commerce 



