SAPPAN-WOOD— SASSAFRAS 269 



2—3 ft. ; yielding logs 25-^50 ft. long, squaring 12—22 in. S.G-. 

 842. W 53. E 790 tons. / 5-14. fc 2'Q. fs -215. R 354 lbs. 

 Pale-red to orange-yellow, moderately heavy and hard, clean, fine 

 and straight in grain, flexible, with few knots, shrinking and splitting 

 very little in seasoning, easily worked, durable. Has been used 

 in our dockyards for beams and planks, and is equal to plain 

 Mahogany for interior finish. 



Sappan-wood {Ocesalpinia Sdppan L. : Order LeguminoscB), 

 India and South-East Asia. Ejiown also as " Redwood, Brazil," 

 or '' Brasiletto-wood." Sansh. '' Patanga." Hind. " Bakam." 

 Malay '' Sapang." Height 30—36 ft. ; diam. 8 in. W 60—61. 

 Brownish-red. Used almost exclusively as a red dye for cotton 

 goods, or with copper sulphate for violet, the roots, known as 

 " Yellow-wood " or " Sappan Root," yielding an orange-yellow 

 one. 



Sapodilla (Achras Sapota L. : Order Sapotdcece), Tropical 

 America. Eoiown also as " Nispero," " Bully," or '' Bullet-wood." 

 Reddish-brown, very heavy, hard, and durable. Used for furniture, 

 cabinet-work, and occasionally building. 



Saquisaqui [Bombax mompoxmse H. B. : Order Bombdcece). 

 Venezuela. Kjiown also as " Cedro dulce." S.G. 529. Rose-red, 

 of better quahty than other species of the genus, similar to the 

 wood of the Cedar {Oedrela odordta). 



Sassafras in North America {Sassafras offlcindU Nees: Order 

 Laurdcece). Known as " Sassafras " in Latin, Arabic, French, 

 German, and Spanish, in German also as " Fenchelholz," and by 

 the IVench in America as '' Laurier des Iroquois." Canada to 

 Florida and Texas. Height 50—90 ft. ; diam. 3—7^ ft. S.G. 504. 

 W 31*4. R 602 kilos. Sapwood yellow, narrow ; heart orange- 

 brown, with a slight characteristic aroma, light, soft, rather brittle, 

 coarse-grained, very durable when exposed, and partially insect- 

 proof ; with broad distinct annual rings, a marked pore-zone of 

 spring-wood with 4 — 5 rows of vessels arranged radially in pairs, 

 and very fine pith-rays, distinguished from the Red Mulberry 

 (Morus rubra) by its lightness. Used for fencing, buckets, etc. 

 The essential oil which brought the tree into notice in the sixteenth 

 century is distilled from the bark of the roots. The name is applied 

 in various parts of the world to other species of the Order LaurdcecB 

 and the closely allied Monimidcece exhibiting the same characteristic 

 smell. 



Sassafras, Assam {Cinnamomum glanduUferum Meissn.). See 

 Camphor, Nepal. 



Sassafras, Australian (i) Atherosperma moschdta Labill. : Order 

 Monimidcece), South-East Australasia. Height 100 — 150 ft. 



