USES OF PRINCIPAL WOODS.
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SPECIES. | WHERE GROWN. | USES. |
Kaurie or Cowdie | New Zealand | See Pine. |
Kathitka | Burmah | A substitute for Mahogany. |
Kiwideah | New Zealand | Wheelwrights’ work, agricultural implements. |
Kohekohe | New Zealand„ | A substitute for Cedar, cabinet work, domestic arts. |
Kowai | New Zealand„ | Turnery, agricultural implements, clubs and spears. |
Kranji | Borneo | Planks, beams, piles, constructive purposes generally. |
Larch, Italian | Europe | All kinds of frame-work in architecture, piles, &c. |
Larch,„ Polish | Europe„ | All kinds of frame-work in architecture, piles, &c.„„ |
Larch,„ Russian | Europe„ | All kinds of frame-work in architecture, piles, &c.„„ |
Larch,„ American . | North America . | All kinds of frame-work in architecture, piles, &c.„„ and ship building. |
Lignum Vitæ | West Indies, &c. | Sheaves for pulleys, turnery, domestic arts, &c. |
Lauan | Philippine Islds. | Naval and civil architecture, furniture, &c. |
Maconatari | French Guiana | A furniture wood, &c. |
Macaranduba | Brazil | Employed in ship-building. |
Mahogany, Spanish | Cuba | Cabinet work, turnery, domestic arts, ship-building. |
Mahogany,„ Honduras | ...... | Cabinet work, turnery, domestic arts, ship-building.„„ |
Mahogany,„ Mexican. | ...... | Cabinet work, turnery, domestic arts, ship-building.„„ |
Mahogany,„ Nassau . | ...... | Cabinet work, turnery, domestic arts. |
Mahogany,„St. Domingo | ...... | Cabinet work, turnery, domestic arts.„„ |
Malatapay | Philippine Islds. | Constructive purposes generally. |
Mambog | Philippine Islds.„ | Constructive purposes generally.„„ |
Mangachapuy | Philippine Islds.„ | Constructive purposes generally.„„ |
Mapilia | Philippine Islds.„ | Constructive purposes generally.„„ |
Mangalo | Borneo | Naval and civil architecture. |
Matteral | Zambesi | Substitute for Mahogany. |
Matai | New Zealand | Constructive purposes generally, furniture. |
Meriquitiara | Brazil | Constructive purposes generally, furniture.„„ |
Mida | New Zealand | Agricultural implements, clubs, spears, &c. |
Miro | New Zealand„ | Cabinet work, turnery, civil architecture. |
Mocasso-cassa | Zambesi | Constructive purposes generally. |
Mocua | Zambesi„ | Ship and boat building, a crooked wood for knees. |
Mocunca | Zambesi„ | Ship and boat building, a crooked wood for knees.„„ |
Mocundo-cundo | Zambesi„ | Constructive purposes generally, masts. |
Molavé | Philippine Islds. | Cabinet work, ship-building. |