TULIP-TREE— TULIP-WOOD 291 



wood, Canary-wood," or "Canoe-wood." French "Tulipier." 

 Germ. " Tulpenbaum." Height 100—150 ft.; diam. 3—10 ft. 

 S.G. 423. W 26-36. R 657 kilos. Sapwood of moderate width, 

 nearly white; heart light lemon-yeUow or brownish, light, soft, 

 close and straight in grain, tougher than many woods eqnaUy soft, 

 compact, not very strong or durable, easily worked, shrinking and 

 warping somewhat in seasoning, taking a satiny polish. Vessels 

 minute, evenly distributed ; pith-rays fine, but distinct. Usually 

 heavier, and more valuable as timber, than the true Poplars. 

 Excellent for shingles and clapboards, as it does not split under 

 heat or frost ; used for rafters and joists, and generally as a substi- 

 tute for Yellow Pine {Pinus Strohus) or Cedar in building, especially 

 for doors, panels, and wainscot, the seats of American Windsor 

 chairs, box-making, turnery, and boat-building ; and formerly for 

 Indian " dug-out " canoes. Imported from New York to Liverpool 

 as " American " or " Canary Whitewood " ia large planks, boards, 

 and waney logs at a price equal to that of the best Quebec Yellow 

 Pine, this wood is valued, as easily worked, firm when fuUy dried, 

 and taking polish, stain, or paint very well, by carriage-builders, 

 shop-fitters, cabinet-makers, etc. The planks and boards, which 

 are in 16 ft. lengths, are often the wood of the allied Cucumber- 

 tree {Magnolia acuminata), which has a wider white sapwood, and 

 is somewhat harder and coarser. The boards are often planed 

 on both sides, the saving ia freight beiag greater than the cost of 

 planing. 



Tulip-tree, in AustraHa (i) {Lagundria Pafersoni Don: Order 

 Malvdcece). Known also as " White Oak " or " Whitewood." 

 Height 40 — 60 ft. ; diam. 1| — 2^ ft. White, close-grained, easily 

 worked. Used for building, (ii) {Stenocdrpm sinudtus). See 

 Fire-tree, 



Tulip-tree, in India. See Umbrella-tree. 



Tulip-wood {Physocal^mma scaMrrimum Pohl. : Order LytJird- 

 cece), Brazil. Portug, '' Pao de rosa." French " Bois de rose." 

 Germ. " Eosenholz." A rose-coloured, beautifully striped wood. 

 Considerably used for inlayiug and small turned ware. 



Tulip-wood, in AustraHa (i) {Earfullia pindula Planch. : Order 

 SapinddcecB). North-East AustraHa. Aborig. " Mogum-mogum." 

 Height 50 — 60 ft. ; diam. 1 — 2 ft. The outer wood light-coloured, 

 very tough, easily worked, the best wood in Australia for Htho- 

 graphers' scrapers, and suggested for engraving. The innerwood 

 beautifully marked with black and yellow, close-grained, strong, 

 and much valued for cabinet-work ; (ii) the similar wood of Owinia 

 venosa [See Plum, Sour] ; (in) the very different Hght-coloured wood 

 of Aphandnthe fhillippininsis. [See Elm.] 



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