260 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



" Amaranthe, Bois violet." Dutch " Purpuurhart." Ahorig, 

 " Kooroobovilli," Germ. " Amarantholz." Large trees yielding 

 timber 20 — 120 ft. long, squaring 1| — 2|- ft., brownish to blackish 

 purple, especially when freshly cut, or when heated, close-grained, 

 very heavy, hard, strong, elastic, working easily, taking a fine 

 pohsh, durable. S.G. 967—721. W 49---62. R 231 kilos. Used 

 for furniture, gun-carriages, house-frames, and works of con- 

 struction. Though several species are confused commercially, 

 those derived from Brazil, the Guianas, and Trinidad appear closely 

 related, and of nearly equal value. 



Purple-heart of Trinidad [Feltogyne paniculdta Benth. : Order 

 Leguminosce), Known also as ^' Zapateri." Yielding timber 

 20 — 25 ft. long and 12 — 15 in. wide, of a beautiful purple when 

 freshly cut, but blackening with age, very durable. Sometimes 

 used for furniture. The aUied species P. confertiflora Benth., the 

 '' Pao roxo " or " Guarabu " of Brazil, is similar. 



Pyingadu and Pynkado* See Acle. 



Quar [Budea unduldta Thunbg. : Order Ebendcece), Cape 

 Colony. Height 20 — 30 ft. ; diam. 12 — 15 in, Sapwood Hght- 

 brown ; heart dark-brown, heavy, very hard, close-grained, with 

 beautiful transverse wavy figure. Suitable for furniture. 



Quassia {Picmna excilsa Lindl. : Order Simaruhece). Tropical 

 America. '' Bitterwood." W 33—35. Yielding logs 6—10 ft. 

 long, 6 — 10 in. diam., yellowish, soft, fine-grained, intensely bitter. 

 Used medicinally as a tonic, often by being turned into cups, which 

 impart their taste to water. 



Quebracho, meaning " axe-breaker," is mainly applied in Argen- 

 tina and Bolivia to Aspidosperma Quebrdcho-blanco Schlecht. 

 (Order Apocyndcece), " Quebracho-bianco," and to QuebrdcMa 

 Lormtzii Griseb. {== Loxopter'^gium Lorentzii Qiiseh. =8cMn6psis 

 Lorentzii Engler: Order Anacardidcem), ''Quebracho Colorado." 

 The former yields timber 20 ft. long and IJ ft. in diam., whitish- 

 yellow, liable to warp and twist, not durable if exposed to moisture 

 or insects ; but largely used for wheel-hubs, fence-droppers, bottoms 

 of railway- trucks, etc. The latter, a much more valuable wood, 

 reaching 60 ft. in height and over 1 ft. in diam., yielding logs for 

 sleepers 9 ft. long and 10 in. by 5 in. W 65—70. S.G. 1,250. 

 Dark red, turning almost black with age, probably the hardest 

 wood, in Argentina, equalling Ebony in this respect, and appar- 

 ently imperishable, containing, as it does, up to 2% per cent, of 

 tannin. It is largely employed for sleepers, fence-posts, beams, 

 piles, and telegraph arms, over 250,000 tons being exported in 

 1C06, in addition to 55,000 tons of the tannin extract. 



Quina-quina [Myroxylon sp. % : Order Leguminosce). Northern 

 Argentina. Yielding timber 18 ft. long and 1 ft. square. Light 



