218 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



S.G. 1,018 — 875. R 255 kilos. With long streaks of pale violet, 

 light brown and white, easily sawn or worked. 



Mountain Ash. See Rowan and Ash, Mountain. 



Mulato-wood. See Bois Mulatre. 



Mulberry {Morus dlha L. : Order Mordcem), Said to be a native 

 of China introduced into Europe in the fifteenth century. French 

 "Miirier." Germ. '' Maulbeerbaum." Sfan. ''Moral." Height 

 20 — 30 ft. ; diam. 1 — 2 ft. Sapwood narrow, yellowish-white ; 

 heart yellowish-brown, becoming reddish, like old Mahogany, 

 on exposure, heavy, hard, lustrous, difficult to split ; vessels in 

 the spring-wood very large, forming a very broad and distinct 

 pore-circle, most of them open, but a few filled with a white secre- 

 tion ; those in the autumn-wood regularly distributed, very minute ; 

 pith-rays fine, but very distinct. A durable wood, similar to 

 that of the Black Locust [Robinia). Used chiefly in veneers and 

 inlaying. 



Mulberry, Indian (i) M. indica L., a native of the Himalayas, 

 India, China, and Japan, has a wood very similar to that of M, dlha, 

 used for tea-boxes and furniture, (ii) more generally used of Morinda 

 citrifoUa L. [See Canary-wood.] 



Mulberry, Native. See Holly, Smooth. 



Mulberry, Red {Morus rubra L.). Eastern United States. Height 

 60--70 ft. ; diam. 3--4 ft. S.G. 589. W 36-76. R 775 kilos. 

 Sapwood very narrow, whitish ; heart, orange-yellow, of moderate 

 weight and hardness, tough, coarse-grained, strong, taking a satiny 

 polish, and very durable in contact with the soil. Largely used 

 for fence-posts and cooperage, and to some extent for agricultural 

 implements and in boat-building. 



Mulga {Acacia aneiira F. v. M. and A. doratoxylon A. Cunn. : 

 Order LeguminoscB). Australia. " Myall." Height 20—30 ft. ; 

 diam. 9—12 in. Dark brown, very hard. Used for fence-posts, 

 bullock-yokes, boomerangs, spears and '' mulgas," narrow wooden 

 shields. 



Musk-tree {Mdrlea vitiensis Benth. : Order Oorndcem). Fiji 

 Islands, introduced in AustraHa. Height 20—30 ft. ; diam. 6— 

 12 in. Bright yellow, with black centre, pretty curl, musk-like 

 odour, and close grain. An excellent cabinet-wood. 



Musk-wood {Oledria argophylla F. v. M. : Order Gompositce). 

 South-East Australasia. Height 20—30 ft. ; diam. 1|— 3 ft. 

 S.G. 642. W 40. Brownish-yellow, beautifully mottled at the 

 butt-end, hard, working well, taking a good polish, and fragrant. 

 Highly prized for cabinet-work and turnery, burrs at the butt-end 

 giving fine veneers. 



