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FOXWORTHY. 
CORNER POSTS OF HOUSES. 
A very large number of different woods are found which are suitable 
for this class of work; but only a few of the best are mentioned. In 
the Philippines: Molave ( Vitex littoralis), ipil ( Intsia bijuga), acle 
( Pithecolobium acle), ago, ho ( Casuarina equisetifolia) , alupag ( Euphoria 
cinerea) , anubing ( Artocarpus sp.), aranga ( Ilomalium spp.), banaba 
( Lagerstroemia speciosa), bansalaguin ( Mimusops elengi ) ? banuyo 
( Wallaceodendron celebicum), batitinan ( Lagerstroemia batiiinan) , 
betis (Illipe betis ) , calamansanay ( Nauclea sp.), dungon ( Tarrietia 
sylvatica) , dungon-lam ( Heritiera littoralis), liusin ( Parinarium grijft- 
thianum ) , macaasin ( Eugenia spp.), mancono ( Xanthostemon verdugo- 
nianus) , mangachapuy ( Ho pea acuminata), naira ( Pterocarpus spp.), 
palo maria ( Calophyllum inophyllum), sasalit ( Vitex aherniana ) , supa 
( Sindora supa), tamayuan ( Strombosia philip pinensis) , tucan-calao 
(Aglaia clarhii), and yacal ( Shorea spp.). 
The list would be so long if completed for all the different countries 
that it seems best to leave it to the notes on the individual species. 
FURNITURE AND ORNAMENTAL WOODS. 
Woods with brilliant color and pretty grain and capable of taking a 
high polish are particularly numerous in this region. 
These may be classified by color : 
Black, dark-brown or purplish woods: 
Ebony ( Diospyros spp. and Mata sp.). Ceylon; India; Malay Archi- 
pelago. 
Coromandel wood (Diospyros qucesita and other species). Ceylon. 
Camagon (Diospyros discolor and other species). Philippines. 
Bolongeta (Diospyros pilosanthera) . Philippines. 
Rosewood or blackwood of India (Dalbergia latifolia) . India. 
East Indian walnut (Albizzia procera) . India and Philippines. 
Sissu (Dalbergia sissoo) . India. 
Black wattle ( Acacia melanoxylon) . Planted in India. 
Mirabow (Intsia balceri) . Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 
Ipil (Intsia bijuga). Seacoast forest throughout the whole region. 
Cay-go (Sindora cochinchinensis) . Eastern Cochin China. 
Anjan ( Hardwickia binata) . India. 
Tapang (Koompassia excelsa). Borneo. 
Batitinan (Lagerstroemia piriformis) . Philippines. 
Acle (Pithecolobium acle). Philippines. 
Catmon (Dillenia spp.). Philippines. 
Teak (Tectona grandis) . India; Java; Siam. 
Supa ( Sindora ■ supa). Philippines. 
Dalinsi (Terminalia sp.). Philippines. 
Lanutan (Bomhycidendron vidalianum) . Philippines. 
Pynkadu (Xylia dolabriformis) . India. 
Siris (Albizzia jnlibrissin) . India. 
Coconut (Cocos nucifera) . Seacoasts everywhere. 
Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) . Widely cultivated. 
