SATIN WALNUT— SEQUOIA 271 



Satin Walnut. See Gum, Sweet. 



Satinwood (OMoroxylon Swietinia DC. : Order Melidcem), 

 Central and Southern India and Ceylon. Hind. " Dhoura." Tarn. 

 '' Mutirai, Porasham." Si7ih. " Buruta." Height 30—60 ft. ; 

 diam. 12—30 in. W 64-3— 49. E 699 tons. / 6-15. fc 3-37. 

 fs -85. R 329 — 510 lbs. Light orange, beautifully figured, heavy, 

 hard, close-grained, taking an excellent polish, durable, but liable 

 to darken unless varnished, somewhat apt to split. Used in India for 

 oil-mills, agricultural implements, and furniture, the beautiful figured 

 variety being imported into England for the backs of hair-brushes, 

 turnery, and cabinet-work. There is a magnificent specimen from 

 Ceylon at the Imperial Institute, to which the Grand Prix of the 

 Paris Exhibition of 1900 was awarded. 



Satinwood, in Australia {Zanthoxylum hrachyacdnthum F. v. M. : 

 Order Butdcece), North-East Australia. Known also as ''Thorny 

 Yellow-wood." Height 40 — 50 ft. ; diam. 12—15 in. Bright 

 yellow, silky, soft, close-grained, easily worked. Used in cabinet- 

 work, and said to be superior to some Satinwood in the English 

 market. See also Sassafras, Australian (ii). 



Satinwood, North American {Zanthoxylum flondum Nutt.). 

 Florida. Yields only small wood. 



Satinwood, West Indian [Fdgam {Zanthoxylum) fldva Krug. 

 and Urb. : Order Butdcece). Span. " Aceitillo." This appears to 

 be the species imported in considerable quantities into England in 

 logs 10 ft. long and 8 in. in width and thickness for ornamental 

 purposes from the Bahamas and Porto-Rico, fetching from £3 to 

 £10 per ton ; but the name seems to be applied in Dominica also to 

 Bucida capitdta Dow. (Order Gombretdcece), which is also known as 

 '' Yellow Sanders," and in Brazil and the Guianas may be appKed 

 to other unascertained species. The Zanthoxylum is known as 

 " Yellow-wood " in the Bahamas. It is imported from Nassau and 

 New Providence, Bermuda, Jamaica, and St. Domingo, the last- 

 named being the best, ranging in value from Is. per superficial foot 

 up to almost any price, according to the beauty of its figure. It 

 occurs in logs up to 12 in. in diam., is hard, close and even in grain 

 like Box, and has a smell like that of Coco-nut oil. It is very largely 

 used for panels in ships' cabins, for the highest class of bedroom 

 furniture, brush-backs, etc. 



Savicu. See Sabieu. 



Sehaapdrolletje ^{Flectronia ventosa L. : Order Bubidcece)! Cape 

 Colony. Height 15 — 20 ft. ; diam. 6 — 10 in. Heavy, hard, close- 

 grained, tough, susceptible of a good polish, and then handsome. 

 Suitable for fancy work. 



Sequoia. See Redwood, Californian. 



