Wood a Manual of the Natural History And Industrial Applications of the Timbers
Wood a Manual of the Natural History And Industrial Applications of the Timbers
George Simonds Boulger
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Carrdnii F. V. M. : Order Leguminosce). Also known as " Queensland Ebony. " Eastern Australia. The former 30 40 ft. High ; 11 -J ft. In diam. , dark-red, heavy : the latter light-brown to dark- brown. Suitable for veneers. Ebony, Red (Diospyros rubra Gartn. ). Mauritius. Ebony, St. Helena (Dombeya melanoxylon Roxb. : Order Byttneridcece). Height 10 15 ft. S. G. 1145. W 71-5. Almost exterminated by goats. Ebony, White (Diospyros Malacapdi A. DC. ). Philippines. Elder (Sambucus nigra L. : Order C...apri/olidcece). Europe, West Asia and North Africa. A small tree. Pith very large ; pith-rays numerous and distinct ; vessels more numerous in spring- wood ; wood yellowish, hard, firm, difficult to dry, warping. Used in turnery. Elder, Box. See Maple, Ash-leaved. Elm, a name referring originally and mainly to species of the genus Ulmus (Order Ulmdcece), broad-leaved trees with very large vessels in their spring-wood, and the vessels in the autumn-wood in wavy peripheral lines. French " Orme. " Germ.
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