292 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



Tupelo {Nyissa uniflora Wangenh. = JV. tomentosa Michx. : Order 

 CorndcecB). Southern United States. Kaown also in America as 

 '' Black," '' Cotton," *' Sour," " YeHow," or " Tupelo Gum," or 

 " Pepperidge," Span. *' Tupelo." Height up to 120 ft.; diam. 

 4 ft. S.G. 635. W 39*6. R 830 kilos. Sapwood light yellow ; 

 heart Bght-brown, free from knots, moderately heavy, strong, and 

 tough, cross-grained, hard to spHt, planing well, but warping, not 

 durable or constant in character. Used in America for waggon- 

 hubs, rollers, handles, sabots, and turnery. Imported in sawn 

 boards, and used for inside linings in cheap cabinet-work. 



Turnip-wood {Synoum glandulosum A. Juss. : Order Melidcece). 

 New South Wales and Queensland. Known also as '' Dogwood, 

 Brush Bloodwood," and *' Bastard Rosewood." Height 40—60 ft. 

 diam. IJ— 2 ft. W 41 — 45. Beep red when fresh, with a scent 

 like that of roses, afterwards resembling Cedar, firm, easily worked, 

 but apt to tear under the plane, taking a good pohsh. Used for 

 cabinet-work, interior finish, etc. The bark has a turnip-like 

 smell. [See also Cedar, Pencil.] 



Turpentine-tree, American. See Pine, Long-leaf. 



Turpentine-tree, in AustraHa (i) Eucalyptus microcorys [See 

 Tallow-wood] ; (ii) B, StuartidTia. [See Gum, Apple-scented] ; 

 (iii) Syncdrfia laurifoUa Ten. (Order Myrtdcece). North-East 

 AustraHa. Height 100—150 ft. ; diam. 4-5 ft. W 57—69. Sap- 

 wood Hght-coloured ; heart dark-brown, hard, apt to shrink and 

 warp unless well seasoned, very durable underground in damp, 

 or in sea-water, termite- and teredo-proof, owing to the resin it 

 contains, taking a high polish, very uninflammable. Much used in 

 Sydney for piles, excellent for sleepers, fence-posts, and uprights in 

 buildings, (iv) S. Eillii Bailey, of North Queensland, a dark pink, 

 close-grained, tough wood, appears to be also useful. 



Turpentine, Brush (i) {Syncdrpia leptopetala) [See Myrtle] ; 

 (ii) (Ehoddmnia frinervia Blume : Order Myrtdcece) New Sou,th 

 Wales and Queensland. Sometimes known as " Black-eye." 

 Height 70—80 ft. ; diam. 2—3 ft. W 50-52-6. Keddish-brown, 

 moderately hard, close-grained, firm, not easy to season, and almost 

 always hollow when large. Not much used. 



Umbrella-tree {Thespisia populnm Corr. : Order Malvdcece). 

 Western Tropical Africa, Seychelles, Ceylon, Southern India, 

 Burma, Tropical AustraHa, Fiji, and other Pacific islands, and 

 Tropical America. Known also as " TuHp-tree, Portia-tree, Rose- 

 wood of Seychelles." Sink, " Suriya." Telugu " Gangaravi," 

 Tamil "Poris." Bengali " Parish-pippul." Hirdi "Parsipu." 

 Mahratti " Bendi." French " Faux bois de rose, Bois de rose de 

 rOc6anie." Height 40 — 50 ft. W 48 — 53. Sapwood hght red; 



