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FOXWORTHY. 
Structure. — Pith-rays fine and indistinct. Vessels medium size, nu- 
merous, scattered. In the outer part of the ring the vessels are arranged 
in more or less regular, wavy lines and are sometimes connected by wood 
parenchyma. 
(See also note under “Talisay.”) 
DITA. 
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R. Br. Fam. APOCYNACE/E. 
( Echites scholaris L.) 
Andarayan (Cag.) ; dalipaoyan (II.); polay (Pang.); tanitan (V.). 
Tropical Africa to Australia. The “chatwan” of India. 
Light and soft. Sp. gr. about 0.45. 
White, with pleasant odor. Ho distinct sap and heartwood. Fine and 
twisted grain. Very bitter taste. Seasonal rings distinct. Diffuse 
porous. 
Uses . — Light construction and cabinetwork — easily worked; shoes; 
ceilings; furniture; matches; musical instruments; paper pulp; rafters; 
resin boxes. 
Structure. — Pith-rays small but distinct. Vessels few, widely scat- 
tered, and of medium size. Wood parenchyma in prominent concentric 
lines. 
Ahern, 1. c., 46-47.. 
DUNGON. 
Tarrietia sylvatica (Vid.) Merr. Fam. STERCULI ACE/E. 
( Heritiera silvatica Yid.) 
Bingas (II.); dimgon (T., V.) ; palonapin (Z.). 
Philippines. 
Very hard and heavy. Small amount of pinkish br brownish sapwood; 
heartwood chocolate brown. Sp. gr. 0.852. 
Fine, crossed grain. ISTo distinct seasonal rings. • Slightly disagreeable 
odor when fresh. 
Uses. — High-class construction work ; naval construction work ; piling ; 
posts; anchors; beams; boat ribs; bridge construction; buildings; cog- 
wheels; inner support to keel construction of ships; hoists; keels of ships; 
oars ; pillars ; sills ; stemposts ; hubs of wheels ; railroad ties. 
Structure. — Pitli-rays medium size, prominent, and dark colored. 
Pitli-ray cells with oblique ends and many cells filled with a reddish 
brown substance. Vessels medium size, spattered, frequently with dark- 
colored deposits. Wood parenchyma in very fine and very numerous 
broken concentric lines. 
Bull. For. Bur. Manila (1906), 4 , 56; 2d ed. (1907), 4 , 59. 
Ahern, 1. c., 47-48. 
