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" Mee." These trees are rarely felled, being valued for their edible 

 flowers. In Central India the wood is pinkish, weak, invariably 

 rotten at the heart, so as only to square 4 — 6 in., though approach- 

 ing 2 ft. in diam. ; but in the Upper Provinces it is Mahogany-like 

 in colour, haider, strong and tough, and is used for the naves of 

 wheels, furniture, and sleepers. The southern species is Hght- 

 reddish, hard, close-grained, flexible, and durable. W 61. It is 

 apt to split on exposure to wind and sun ; but is used for spars, 

 keels, tree-nails, bridges, house-building, etc. 



Maire, Black {Olea CunningMmii Hook. fil. : Order Oledcem). 

 New Zealand. Height 40 ft. S.G. 1,159. W 74-5—60. p 314*2. 

 Light-brown, very heavy and hard, dense and durable, averaging 

 eleven fairly even rings to the inch, with vessels in flamboyant 

 groups, somewhat as in Buckthorn. Used for wheels and mill 

 machinery. The strongest wood in the Dominion. 



Maire-tawhake {Eugenia mawi A. Cmm. : Order Myrtdcem), 

 New Zealand. S.G. 790. W 49-24. p 179-7. 



Maire, White {Olm lanceoldta Hook. : Order Oledcece), New Zea- 

 land. W 53. Sapwood pink, heart brown, streaky, hard, fine- 

 grained. A substitute for Ash. 



Makita {Parindrium laurinum A. Gray : Order Bosdcece), Fiji 

 Islands. Height 50 ft. Very hard, durable, and tough. Used 

 for spars for canoes. 



Make {AristoUlia racemosa Hook. fll. : Order Tilidcece), New 

 Zealand. "Currant-tree." S.G. 593. W 33-62. p 122, An 

 ornamental wood. 



Mammee-apple {Mdmmea americdna L. : Order Outtiferce), West 

 Indies. Also known as " Wild " or " St. Domingo Apricot." 

 Height 50 ft. W59— 61. E 763— 857 tons. / 6-95— 7-4. /c2-2— 

 3-5. fs -36 — '55, White or reddish, light, durable under ground 

 01 water. Used in building and carpentry. 



Mammoth-tree, See Big-tree. 



Manchineel {Hippomdne MancMnella L. : Order EupJiorbidcem). 

 Sandy shores in Central America and the West Indies. Tawny 

 yellow, variegated with brown, with odour of lavender, and jT-ield- 

 ing a poisonous milk. W 50. Eurniture. 



Mangachapui {Shorea Mangdchapoi Blum. : Order Biptero- 

 carpdcecB), Philippines. S.G. 671. W 42. Used in ship-building 

 at Manilla, and classed in the third-line in Lloyd's Register. 



Mangeao {Tetrdnihera calicdris Hook. fil. : ==Litsea calicdris 

 Benth. & Hook. : Order Laurinece), New Zealand. Height not 

 exceeding 40 ft. S.G. 621. W 38—48. p 137. Light-brown, 

 tough, close-grained. Used for ships' blocks. 



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