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Olive, Spurious. See Ironwood (vi), and for other allied species, 

 Ironwood (vii), (xi-xv), and (xxiv). 



Olivier (Termindlia Buceras Wright: Order Combretdcem). West 

 Indies. Known also as '' Black Olive " and " Olive-bark." Height 

 30 — 50 ft. ; diam. 2 — 4 ft. Not flammable, durable in water, 

 insect-proof, between Olivewood and Satinwood in character. 



Omatsu. See Pine, Japanese Black. 



Opepe (Termindlia sp. : Order Oombretdcece). West Africa, 

 especially Lagos and Toruba. W 47*5 — 50-7. R 14,347 — 

 17,907 lbs. A beautiful reddish-yellow or golden-red, moderately 

 hard, and heavy, coarse and open in grain, planing well, and taking 

 an excellent pohsh. Mr. Stone describes it as " a splendid cabinet 

 wood," and Mr. Weale is of opinion that it has a future in the Liver- 

 pool timber market. 



Orange (Citrus Aurdntiwm L. : Order Aurantidcece). Probably 

 a native of India, cultivated for its fruit in most tropical and sub- 

 tropical countries. SansL " Nagranga." Arab, and Per^^'^. 

 " Naranj." Hind, '' Naringi." Span, " Naranja." French 

 '' Oranges." Germ. '' Pomeranzen." S.G. 700. W 58. Small, 

 light yellow, close-grained, hard. Imported from Algeria for 

 walking-sticks, and used in the West Indies iu cabinet-work. 

 Lemon-wood (G, medica, var. Limonum) seems very similar. 



Orange, Black. See Broom. 



Orange, Mock, See Cheesewood. 



Orange, Native, in Australia (i) (Citrus austrdlis Planch.). 

 Height 30 — 40 ft. ; diam. 9 — 12 in. Resembling the Common 

 Orange ; (ii) from the shape of the fruit (Cdfparis Mitchelli Lindl. : 

 Order Capparidece), known also as " Small Native Pomegranate." 

 Height 14 — 20 ft. ; diam. 1 ft. Whitish, hard, close-grained, 

 closely resembling Lancewood. Suitable for engraving ; (iii) Endi- 

 dndra virens P. v. M. : Order Laurdcece). North-East Australia. 

 Known also as ''Bat and Ball," "Native Pomegranate," and 

 "' Ullagal Mabbie." A tall shrub, with grey, close-grained, firm, 

 apparently useful wood. 



Orange, Osage (Madura aurantiaca Nutt. : Order Mordcece). 

 Arkansas and Texas. Known also as "Boxwood." French 

 "Bois d'arc." Height 50 ft. or more; diam. 2 ft. Sapwood 

 yellow, heart brown transversely, yellow longitudinally, soon 

 turning greyish on exposure, very heavy, hard and strong, not tough, 

 flexible, of moderately coarse texture, shrinking considerably in 

 drying, very durable in contact with soil. Formerly used for 

 bows and wheelwrights' work, now for fence-posts, railway-ties, 

 waggon-building, and paving-blocks ; but suitable for turnery and 

 carving. 



