TEA-TREE— TEAK 285 



Tea-tree, Black (Melaleiica styphelioides Sm.). Eastern Aus- 

 tralia. Known also as " Prickly-leaved Tea-tree." Height 20 — 

 30 or 80 ft. ; diam. 1—3 ft. W 66-75— 73-35 when seasoned. 

 Heavy, hard, close-grained, difficult to work, splitting in seasoning, 

 very durable even in damp situations. Used for posts. 



Tea-tree, Broad-leaved {Melaleuca leucadendron L.). Australia. 

 Known also as " White " or " Swamp Tea-tree, Paper-bark Tree," 

 or " Milkwood." Height 40—50 ft. ; diam. 1—2 ft. W 47—54. 

 Beautifully figured with ripple-like darker markings, heavy, hard, 

 close-grained, termite-proof, very durable underground. Excellent 

 for posts or boat-building. 



Tea-tree, Mountain {Kunzea pedunculdris F. v. M.). South- 

 East Australia. Aborig, " Burgan." Used for spears and 

 boomerangs. 



Tea-tree, Prickly-leaved {Melaleuca armilldris Sm.). Eastern 

 Australia. Height 20 — 30 ft. Hard and durable under groxmd 

 or water, but decaying on exposure. [See also Tea-tree, Black.] 



Tea-tree, Soft-leaved {M, Unariifolia Sm.). ISTorth-East Aus- 

 tralia. Height 40 — 50 or 80 ft. ; diam. 1 — 3 ft. Very heavy, 

 hard, close-grained and imperishable under water, but splitting 

 in seasoning. Used for piles, turnery, and fuel. 



Tea-tree, Swamp (i) (if. ericifolia Sm.). Eastern Australia and 

 Tasmania. Small, very hard and durable. Used for hurdles or 

 rafters, and, in Tasmania, for turnery, (ii) {M, squarrosa Sm.). 

 South-Eastern AustraUa and Tasmania. Height 6 — 10 ft. S.G. 

 713. Heavy, very hard, difficult to work, durable mider water 

 or when exposed. [See also Tea-tree, Broad-leaved.] 



Tea-tree, White, in New Zealand, apparently {Leptospermum 

 ericoides A. Eich.). Height 40—50 ft.; diam. 1 — 2 ft. Heavy 

 and hard. Much valued for piles, and used also in fencing and 

 house-building. [See also Tea-tree, Broad-leaved.] 



Teak {Tectona grdndis L. : Order Verbendcece), Central and 

 Southern India, Burma, the Shan States, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, 

 Java, and Celebes, extensively planted by the Dutch in Ceylon. 

 Hind. "Sdgun." Burm, '' Kuyon." Malay '*Jati" or "Bjati." 

 Tamil '' Teak." Height 80—100 ft. or more ; diam. 2—8 ft., 

 yielding logs 23—50 ft. long, squaring 10—30 in. S.G. over 1,000 

 when green ; but, being generally '' girdled " three years before 

 felling, 910—635 when seasoned. W 57 when green— 37. E 1,071 

 —950 tons, e' 1-19. p' 1*08. / 6-92. ft 4—9, averaging 6-7. 

 c 3,301. c' -436 or more, fc 4—5-4. v' -832 or more. R 322 — 

 406 lbs. Straight-growing, light straw-colour to a brownish red, 

 when fresh, but darkening on exposure. Some of the Teak of the 

 Beccan is beautifully veined, streaked and mottled, whilst some 



