TAMAEACK— TANEKAHA 283 



Tamarack {Ldrix pendula Salisb. = L, americdna Michx. : Order 

 Coniferce), Canada and North-East United States. Known also 

 as '' Hackmatack, American," or " Black Larch." French GaTiadian 

 '' Epinette rouge." Height 80, or rarely 100 ft. ; diam. 2 — 3 ft. 

 S.G. 263. W 35—42-5. R 901 kilos. Sapwood light ; heart Hght- 

 brown or reddish-grey, moderately heavy, hard, rather coarse- 

 grained, compact, very strong and durable in contact with soil, in 

 microscopic structure resembhng European Larch. One of the best 

 American timbers for sleepers, valuable from its straight growth 

 for telegraph-poles and fence-posts, while naturally crooked pieces 

 are used for knees in ship-building. Resembling Hard Pine in 

 appearance, quality, and -uses, equal in durability to Oak and in 

 strength to European Larch. 



Tamarack, Western (L. occidentdlis Nutt). ISTorth- Western 

 United States. Kjaown also as " Western Larch." Height 100 — 

 250 ft. ; diam. 2 — 3 or 4 — 8 ft. Beautifully coloured, heavy, very 

 hard, free from knots, strong and durable. The largest of Larches, 

 harder and stronger than all other American conifers. Suitable 

 for furniture or lumber ; but used chiefly for sleepers, posts, and 

 fuel. 



Tamarind {Tamarindus indica L. : Order Leguminosce). Through- 

 oxit the Tropics. Pers. " Tamar-i-hindi." Hind, " Amh ka jhar." 

 Malai/ "Asam, Kranji." Sansh "Amlika." Tarn. " Pulia." 

 Senegal " Biakar." Slow-growing, but large. Height 60=80 ft. ; 

 diam. 5—8 ft. W 80. S.G-. 1,323. Yellowish-white, with an 

 irregular heart of dark purpHsh-brown blotches in old trees, re- 

 sembling Ebony or Tulip-wood, but apt to be hollow, very heavy 

 and hard, difficult to work, durable and free from insect-attack. 

 Used for blocks, mallets, rice-pounders, oil- and sugar-mills, turnery, 

 fuel, and gunpowder-charcoal. There is a very handsome table of 

 this wood in the Kew Timber Museum. 



Tamarind Plum. See Kranji. 



TambotL See Ironwood (xi-xv). 



Tampinnis or Tampenis {Sloitia Sideroxylon Teijsm. and Binn. : 

 Order Mordcece). Straits Settlements and Sundra Islands. Known 

 also as "Ironwood." A large tree, 60—80 ft. high. Sapwood 

 yellowish, heart dark red-brown, hard, durable timber, resinous, 

 termite- and teredo-proof. W 67. Used in making the large 

 implements employed in stirring gambir, and for engineering 

 purposes. 



Tanekaha {Fhylloddaus trichomanoides Don. : Order Taxinem). 

 New Zealand. linown also as " Oelery-topped Pine." Height 

 50—80 ft. ; diam. 2—3 ft., 30—40 ft. to lowest branch, yielding 

 timber 18—70 ft. long, squaring 10—16 in. S.G. 1,000—600. 



