486 
FOXWORTHY. 
Hemicyclia sepiaria W. & A. 
British India and Ceylon. 
Wood white with a grayish-brown heartwood, very close and even- 
grained, resembling boxwood. .Recommended as a possible substitute 
for boxwood. 
Gamb. 605. 
Lasiococca symphylliaefolia Hook. f. 
British India. 
Wood yellowish- white, hard, smooth, close-grained. Recommended for 
trial as a substitute for boxwood. 
Gamb. 622. 
Mischodon zeylanicus Thw. 
Ceylon. 
Wood pink or pinkish-white, moderately hard, close- and even-grained. 
Used for building and said to be durable in water. 
Gamb. 607. 
Phyllanthus emblica L. Amlabaum ; niirobalanenbaum. 
Mascarenes, East Indies, Snnda Islands, China, Japan, also cultivated. 
Wood red, hard, close-grained, warps and splits in seasoning; no 
heartwood. Carrying poles, agricultural implements, building and fur- 
niture; durable under water. 
Gamb. 599, tab. XIII, fig. 3; Nord. X; Watt Diet. 6 1 :221; Van Eed. 227. 
Several other species of Phyllanthus furnish small amounts of wood resembling 
the preceding. 
Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. 
British India, Burma, and Ceylon. 
Wood gray, moderately hard, close-grained. A structural wood, also 
used in turning. 
Gamb. 604; Nord. X; Van Eed. 228; Watt Diet. 6 1 :372. 
Sapium sebiferum Roxb. 
China, Japan, East Indies, cultivated in the tropics everywhere. 
Wood white, moderately hard. Furniture and toys. 
Gamb. 625; Nord. VIII; Watt Diet. 6=:472. 
Trewia nudiflora L. 
British India, Burma and Ceylon, to the Sunda Islands. 
Wood white, soft, not durable. Used for native drums and agricul- 
tural implements. 
Gamb. 617; Watt Diet. 4:76; Van Eed. 228. 
BUXACE2E. 
The most uniform in grain of any known wood, planing almost equally 
well in any direction. Very hard and very heavy (sp. gr. 0.99-0.86). 
The best qualities of boxwood are the best known for wood engraving, 
drawing instruments, etc. The sawdust is very free from gritty matter, 
and on that account it is much used for cleaning jewelry. Numerous 
