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POPULAE ECONOMIC BOTATsY. 



Ebenus (Nat. Ord. Ebenaceoi), (Plate XX. fig. 106,) is 

 imported in square sticks three or four feet in length and 

 seldom exceeding four inches in thickness ; it is much used 

 for inlaying and turnerj^ Its colour is black. 



Black Ebony. Biospyros melanoxylon, — This well- 

 known black wood is very hard, heavy, and susceptible of 

 a high polish. It is imported in sticks rarely more than 

 four inches square and four feet in length. About 80 

 tons are imported annually. 



East Indian Ebony, or Black-wood, Balbergia lati- 

 folia (Nat. Ord. Leguminosce), is also a black heavy wood 

 occasionally brought from the East Indies. 



Camphoe Wood. Laums Cam^hora (Nat. Ord. Lau- 

 racecB), — This wood emits the camphor odour very strongly, 

 and is imported occasionally from Cliina for making cabi- 

 nets for entomologists and others. 



Iron Wood. Metrosideros vera (Nat. Ord. MyrtacecB), — 

 This wood is immensely hard and heavy. It is imported 

 from China in small quantities for various purposes. 



Sandal Wood, Santalum album (Nat. Ord. Santalacece), 

 is remarkable for its agreeable fragrance, which is a pre- 

 servative from insects ; this wood is much used in making 

 work-boxes and other trinkets, small cabinets, etc. 



