238 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



apple" and "Cucumber-tree." FrencJi " Asiminier." Germ, 

 "^ Breilappiger Elaclienbaum." Span, ''Anona." Height 15— 

 30 ft. 8.G. 397- W 24-74. Sapwood narrow, heart dark-green, 

 light, soft, weak, coarse-grained. 



Papri. See Elm, Indian. 



Pareouri [CUma insignia Mart. : Order Glusidcece). Guiana. 

 Known in Demerara as *' Wild Mammee, Coopa," and '' Cowassa." 

 S.G. 816 for the black, 784 for the yellow variety. Fine, compact, 

 and even in grain. 



Partridge-wood in South America may be Andira inermis [See 

 Angelin], or A. AuhUtii [See Waeapou]. In Northern Austraha 

 it is the outer part of the Palm Livistona inermis R.Br., also known 

 as '' Cabbage-palm." Height 14—40 ft. ; diam, 1 ft. Light grey, 

 streaked with a darker colour, the fibro-vascular bundles, producing 

 a beautiful effect, very hard, and taking a good pohsh. 



Patawa {CEnocdrpus Batam Mart. : Order Palmdcece), French 

 Guiana. With parallel veins of black and white. Suitable for 

 walking-sticks, umbrella-handles, and inlay. 



Peaeh-wood (Ocesalpinia echindta Lam. : Order Leguminosce)' 

 Central and South America. Ejaown also as '' Lima, Nicaragua," 

 or '' Pernambuco-wood," or '' Bresil de St. Martha." Small and 

 little known, hard, heavy, and susceptible of a good pohsh. Valu- 

 able as a red, orange, or peach-coloured dye ; but inferior to Brazil- 

 wood. 



Pear {P^ms communis L. : Order Bosdcece), Europe and Western 

 Asia ; cultivated as a fruit-tree in other temperate chmates. French 

 "' Pcirier." Oerm. " Birnbaum." Span. '' Peral." Height 20 — 

 50 ft. ; diam, 1—2 ft. S.G. 680. W 44r-52. No true heart, but 

 sometimes a darker, more chocolate-brown in the centre, light 

 pinkish-brown, moderately heavy, hard, close-grained, tough, firm, 

 difficult to split, but easily cut in any direction, taking a satiny 

 polish, and very durable, if kept dry. Rings recognizable by the 

 dark zone of the autumn-wood ; pith-rays and vessels not visible 

 to the naked eye. Highly esteemed for turnery, cabinet-work, 

 T-squares, and other drawing instruments, caHco-printing blocks, 

 coarse wood-engraving and, when " ebonized " or stained black, 

 for picture-frames. 



Pear, Hard (OUnia cymosa Thunb., var. intermedia : Order 

 Oliniice). Cape Colony. Zulu " Umnonono." Height 14 — 16 or 

 55 ft. ; diam. 1 — 2| ft. W 54*3. Yellowish, very heavy, hard, 

 compact and tough. Valuable for axles and carriage-poles, and 

 suitable for musical instruments and turnery. 



Pear, Native, in Australia (i) {Xylomelum pyriformi Knight : 

 Order Protedcece), New South Wales and West Australia. Known 



