MYETLE— NUT 221 



brown, walnut-like stains, hard, close-grained, tough, durable. 

 Used for mallets, handles, bows, and suitable for turnery and 

 perhaps engraving. 



Myrtle, Three-veined. See Turpentine, Brush. 



Myrtle, Water. See Gum, Water. 



Myrtle, White (i) {Myrtus acmenioides F. v. M. : Order Myrtdcece). 

 North-East Austraha. Height 60 — 70 ft. ; diam. 1 — IJ ft. W 61. 

 Light-coloured, close-grained, very hard, tough and durable. 

 Used by coachbuilders. 



(ii) {Ehoddmnia argentea Benth., in the same Order). North- 

 East Australia. Ahorig. " Muggle-muggle." Height 80 — 100 ft. ; 

 diam. 2 — 3 ft. Close-grained, hard, and durable ; but seldom used. 



Nagesar or Nahor. See Ironwood (xviii). 



Nani. See Ironwood (xx). 



Narango, Palo. See Fustie. 



Narra. See Sanders, Red. 



Neem. See Margosa. 



Needle-bush. See Pin-hush. 



Nettle-tree {Geltis austrdlis L. : Order Ulmdcece), Mediter- 

 ranean. French " MicocouHer." Germ, " Ziirgelbaum." Height 

 30 — 50 or 70 ft. ; diam. 6 — 12 in. Yellowish, heavy, hard, com- 

 pact, elastic, taking a high polish ; vessels in spring- wood few, but 

 large, the smaller, later ones arranged dendritically ; pith-rays 

 •Bne but distinct. When cut obHquely it resembles Satuiwood. 

 Used for furniture, carving, turnery, whip-handles, walking-sticks, 

 flutes, etc. [See Haekberry.] 



Nettle-tree, Giant {Laportea gigas Wedd. : Order Urticdcece) 

 North-East Austraha. Height 80—100 or 160 ft. ; diam. 2—8 ft. 

 W 16 — 17. Brownish, soft, spongy. Useless. 



Nettle-tree, Small-leaved {L. photiniphi^Ua Wedd.). A smaller 

 tree, from the same region, yields an even lighter wood. W 13-8. 

 It might be used for floats for fishing-nets. 



Niaouli. See Cajeput. 



Niearagua-wood. See Peachwood. 



Nispero. See Sapodilla. 



Nogal (Juglans austrdlis Griseb. : Order Juglanddcece). Northern 

 Argentina. Height 20 — 25 ft., yielding timber squaring 1| ft. 

 In colour resembling European Walnut, straight-grained, and easy 

 to work. Much used for beams, door- and window-frames, furni- 

 ture, and railway-carriage fittings. 



Nut. See Hazel. 



