EUBY-WOOD— SAL 265 



pith-flecks frequent ; vessels and pith-rays indistinct ; autumn- 

 wood sliglitly darker. Used to a small extent on the Continent in 

 cabinet-work, carving, and turnery. 



Ruby-wood (Butyrospermum Pdrhi Kotschy : Order Sapotdcece). 

 Tropical Africa, from Guinea to the Mle. Height 30 — 40 ft. ; 

 diam. 5 — 6 ft. Red, Cedar-like, very hard, close-grained. The 

 seeds yield Shea butter, imported for soap-making. 



Sabicu {Lysiloma Sdbiou Benth. : Order Leguminosm). West 

 Indies, especially Cuba. Somewhat crooked in growth, but yield- 

 ing timber 20—35 ft. long, squaring 11—24: in. S.G. 899—957. 

 W 62—43. e' 2-21. f 1-6. c 5,558, c' -734. v' 1-161. 

 R 435 lbs. Dark chestnut- brown, heavy, hard, strong, elastic, 

 close-grained, free from shakes, though sometimes exhibiting on 

 conversion a cross fracture of part of the inner wood, snapped, 

 perhaps, by West Indian hurricanes, seasoning slowly, but shrinking 

 but little, and not sphtiing in the process, working up well, sus- 

 ceptible of a high polish, durable when exposed, and sometimes 

 with such a curled figure as to be mistaken for Rosewood. Used 

 in ship-building, especially for beams, keelsons, engine-bearers, etc., 

 and for furniture. The staircases of the Exhibit-ion of 1851 were 

 of this wood, and wore well. The alUed species, L. latisiliqua 

 Benth., native to the Bahamas and Morida, is similar. 



Saffron-wood {Elceodendron croceum DC. : Order Gelastrdcece), 

 South Africa. Known also as '' Safforan-wood." " Crocus-tree." 

 Boer " Saifranhout,*' Zulu "Umbomoana." French '' Olivetier 

 jaune, Bois d'or du Cap." Height 20 — 40 or 60 ft. ; diam. 2 — 4 ft. 

 W 47-5— 55-74. E 510 tons. / 4-4. fc 3-18. Reddish-brown, 

 heavy, hard, close, fine-grained, tough, handsome. Used for 

 beams, planks, waggon-building, furniture, etc. 



Saj (TermindliL tommtosa W. and A.: Order CombretdcecB). 

 India and Burma. Hind, " Asan." Tamil " Maradu." Mahrat 

 " Ejm." A large tree yielding timber 18 — 28 ft. long and 1 — 2 ft. 

 in diam. S.G. 892. R 462—602 lbs. Sapwood white, narrow ; 

 heart dark brown, finely variegated, with darker streaks producing 

 a wavy figure, heavy, hard, elastic, strong, difficult to work, but 

 seasoning well, and taking a high polish, Hable to spHt on exposure 

 and to dry-rot if not steeped. Its power of resisting termite- 

 attack is doubtful. Largely used for joists and rafters, and in 

 waggon- and boat-building, and recommended for paving. Re- 

 sembling the next. 



Sal {Shorea robusta Gaertn. : Order DipterocarpdcecB), jSTorthern 

 and Central India. Known also as ''Saul," and formerly as 

 "Morung Sal." Sansk, " Sala." Philippine " Guijo." A large 

 tree, 100—150 ft. high, 7—8 ft. diam., yielding timber 20—60 ft. 



