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Lauan {Anisoptera thurifera Blume =^Dipterocdrpus thurifer 

 Blanco : Order Dipterocarpdcece). Philippines. Does not split 

 with. shot. Used formerly for ship -building. 



Laugoussi {Termindlia Tanihouca Rich. : Order Oombretdcece). 

 French Guiana. S.G. 1,226 — 922. R 250 kilos. Very commonly 

 used for canoes and curved timbers. 



Laurel is a name not applied to any timber-tree in Europe. 

 The true Laurel or Bay {Laurus mhilis L.), though 50 — 60 ft. high 

 in Southern Europe, is always more of a shrub ; and though the 

 Cherry-Laurel {Prunus Laurocerasus L.) is recorded with stems 

 of large girth, its wood does not seem to be used. In Australia the 

 name is applied (i) to Pdnax elegans and (ii) to Gryptocdrya austrdlis. 

 Panax elegans E. v. M. (Order Aralidcece), North-Eastern Australia. 

 Also known as "Light" or "White Sycamore" or "Mowbulan 

 Whitewood." Height 30—40 ft.; diam. 1 ft. W 3L White, 

 with a pretty grain, much resembling Ulmus in structure, light, 

 soft, easily spht, not durable, warping and cracking unless very 

 carefully seasoned. Might do for cricket bats or blind- wood. 



Gryptocdrya australis Benth. (Order Laurinem), JSTorth-Eastern 

 Australia. Also known as " Moreton Bay Laurel " and " Grey 

 Sassafras." Height 80 — 100 ft. ; diam. 1 — 1-| ft. White, light, 

 easily wrought, obnoxious to insects, not durable if exposed. 



In Northern Argentina the name is applied to Nectdndra por- 

 phyria Griseb. (Order Laurinem), yielding timber 10 — 12 ft. long 

 and 3 ft. square, of a rich dark-brown colour, well figured. Abun- 

 dant, used for beams, furniture, and railway-carriage fittings ; but 

 liable to crack in the sun. 



Laurel, Alexandrian. See Poon. 



Laurel, Big. See Magnolia, Large-flowered. 



Laurel, California {Umbelluldria calif ornica Nutt. : Order Laur- 

 dcece), California. Also known as "Mjnftle." Light brown, 

 heavy, hard, susceptible of a high polish. A local substitute for 

 Oak. 



Laurel, Madrona {Arbutus Menzi^sii Pursh. : Order Ericdcece). 

 North America. " Strawberry-tree." W 44 — 55. Small, reddish- 

 brown, hard, tough, fine and even-grained. Used for gunpowder 

 charcoal. 



Laurel, Native. See Cheesewood. 



Laurel, White. See Beech, She. 



Laurier Cypre {Ocotea cernua Mez. =Oreoddphne cernua 'Nees : 

 Order Laurinece), West Indies. Durable, useful timber of 

 moderate size. 



Laurier Madame (Nectdndra sanguinea Rottb. : Order Laurinece). 

 West Indies. Light, used for staves and planks. 



