264 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



roxa/' and if. hgdle Benth., "Jacarando preto." S.G. 768— 

 841. W 53— -65. In liaK-roimd logs 10—20 ft. long, seldom over 

 14 in. in diam. Dark diestnixt or ruddy brown, richly streaked and 

 grained -witL. black, resinous layers, with the perfume of rose-water, 

 porous, open-grained, heavy, taking a fine pohsh, liable to heart- 

 shake, fading with age, and frequently hollow, and sold, therefore, 

 by weight. Valuable, both soHd and in veneers, for furniture 

 and ornamental cabinet-work, especially pianoforte-cases, and for 

 turnery, reaHzing £10— £12 per ton for inferior, £20~-£30 for 

 good, and even up to £90 for the best quaHties. 



Rosewood, Bastard. See Rosewood, Australian. 



Rosewood,^Burmese. See Padouk. 



Rosewood, Canary (Convolvulus Scopdrius L., 0. virgdtus Webb, 

 and G. floridus L. : Order GonvolvuUceoe), Canary Islands. 

 " Lignum Rhodii." French " Bois des Rhodes des Parfumeurs." 

 Derived from the rhizome and bases of the aerial stems, whence 

 these species have been separated as a genus EhodorrMza, Rose- 

 scented and distilled for the powerfully scented oil " Oleum ligni 

 Rhodii aethereum," used to adulterate attar of roses. Not other- 

 wise used. 



Rosewood, Dominica. See Cypre, Bois de. 



Rosewood, Honduras {DalUrgia sp. ?). W 68 — 77. Nut-brown, 

 streaked with narrow black hnes, very hard, even-grained. Valu- 

 able for furniture, turnery, and inlaying. 



Rosewood, Indian. See Blackwood, Indian. 



Rosewood, Jamaica {LinocUra ligustrina Swartz. : Order Oledcece). 

 See also Granadillo. 



Rosewood, Moulmein, probably a species of MilUttia (Order 

 Leguminosce), possibly if. pendula Benth., a dense, hard, dark- 

 coloured wood. 



Rosewood, Nicaragua {Dalbergia sp. 1). Central America. W 70. 

 Reddish-orange, slightly streaked with black, very heavy and 

 hard, coarse-grained, slightly fragrant. 



Rosewood, Rosetta. See Blackwood, Indian. 



Rosewood, Seychelles. See Umbrella-tree. 



Rosewood, West Indian. See Granadillo. 



Rowan (Pyrus Aumpdria Gaertn. : Order Bosdcece), Europe, 

 Northern and Western Asia. Known also as "Mountain Ash." 

 Germ. " Eberesche." Height 10—40 ft. ; diam. 6—10 in. W 

 35 — 48. Sapwood reddish-white ; heart reddish-brown, hard, 

 tough, dilHcult to split, fine-grained, readily worked or poHshed ; 



