270 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



Dark-coloured, often well figured, close-grained, very tough, easily 

 worked, taking a fine polish. Used for lasts, bench-screws, and 

 cabinet-work, and suggested for sounding-boards and doors. 

 (ii) {Dafhndndra micrdntha Benth. : Order Monimidcece). North- 

 east Australia. Known also as '' Satinwood " and "Light-yellow 

 Wood." Height 50—80 ft. ; diam. l^— 2 ft. W 43-5. Yellow 

 when fresh, fragrant, soft, weak. Used for packing-cases and 

 perhaps fit for cabinet-drawers, (iii) {Dorijphora sassafras Endl. : 

 Order Monimidcece), North-East Australia. Height 50 — 100 ft. ; 

 diam. 2 — 3 ft. Light-coloured, sometimes neatly figured, light, 

 fragrant, soft, weak, insect-proof, but probably not durable. Used 

 like the last-mentioned, (iv) (Nesoddphne obtvsifolia Benth, : 

 Order Laurdcece). North-East Australia. A large tree, yielding 

 light-coloured, close-grained wood, easy to work, and suitable for 

 joinery. 



Sassafras, Black. See Beech, She. 



Sassafras, Brazil {Mespiloddphne Sassafras C. : Order Laurdcece), 



Sassafras, Burmese. See Camphor, Nepal. 



Sassafras, Cayenne {DicypilUum caryophylldtum 'Nees= Licaria 

 guianensis Aubl. : Order Laurdcece), Kjiown also as " Cayenne 

 Eosewood," " Licari," *^' Pepper-wood," '' Bois canelle," " Eose 

 male." Brazil and Guiana. An excellent wood. S.G. 1,226 — 

 1,108. E 360 kilos. Pale yellow, slightly fragrant, moderately 

 hard, compact, and straight in grain, very easily worked, durable. 

 The name '' Sassafras " or " Eose femelle " is applied in Prench 

 Guiana to AcrodicUdium chrysoph^Uum Meissn. (Order Laurdcece), 

 S.G. 806—688. E 184= kilos. Yellow, very durable, readily 

 worked, yielding on distillation the essential oil known as " essence 

 de roses." Excellent for ship-building or furniture. 



Sassafras, Grey. See Laurel. 



Sassafras, Indian. See Camphor, Nepal. 



Sassafras, Nepal. See Camphor, Nepal. 



Sassafras, Tasmanian. See Sassafras, Australian (i). 



Satine or Bois de feroles, of which there are two varieties — " Satin6 

 rouge," a beautiful red-brown, and ''Satine rubamie," hghter- 

 eoloured, veined and lustrous — ^is apparently Ferolia guianensis Aubl. 

 and, perhaps, F. variegdta Lam., and probably species of Parind- 

 rium (Order Bosdcece). Guiana and Guadeloupe. Known also as 

 ''Bois marbr6," and, in Demerara, as "Washiba." German 

 " PeroKaholz." S.G. 877—825. W 55. Exported in logs 14— 

 28 ft., or more, long, squaring 13—15 in., red, splashed with yellow, 

 hard, solid, and of good quality, tough, elastic, working well, and 

 susceptible of a beautiful poHsh. Used for furniture and cabinet- 

 work, bows, and fishing-rods. 



