138
[Class IV.
Of these the “ Bintangor” wood is the most used, espe- i in caulking the seams of vessels. The wood of thecially in ship-building, serving for planks, masts, spars, 1 “ Polai” tree, which is used to make floats for fishing-nets,&c.; it grows in the greatest abundance round Singa-■ is a very remarkable light white wood, and might probablypore, and is largely exported to the Mauritius, California , be imported, and used with advantage as a substitute for&c. The “ Glam” tree furnishes a paper-like bark, used cork, aud some similar substances.
No. 29.—WOODS OF PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND.
These are all stated to be furniture w
1. Angsena, or Senna Baymah.
2. Balah Bungali.
3. Balach.
4. Baloh.
5. Baloh Bungali.
6. Betel-nut tree root.
7. Clove tree.
oods:—
8. Cocoa-nut tree root.
9. Dunam (wild).
10. Eboch-tree root.
12. Guava wood.
13. Ibool wood.
14. Kamuning.
No. 30.—WOODS OF PENANG (Col. Frith).
NAME.
Colour. , Specific
(Gravity.
REMARKS.
1.
Brantey —
-
-
Light brown
o.
Bunho - -
—
—
3.
Bintagon -
_
-
4.
Curupas —
-
-
Dark red -
5.
Cooran - -
-
-
Light brown
6.
Chiujeritt -
-
-
Brown -
7.
Cumpas -
-
-
Light brown
8.
Cawa-Arang
-
Pale brown
9.
Canis - -
_
-
10.
Chiuracy -
_
_
Brown —
11.
Cawa-Arang
_
_
Light brown
12.
Coc.oa-nut -
_
—
Brown -
13.
_
Red - -
14.
Ceylon ebony
-
-
Black
15.
Damarlout -
-
—
Brown -
16.
Dunorhung -
_
_
> •>
17.
Drum - -
-
-
Light brown
18.
llama Raia —
-
> >
19.
Maddang Kamenhir
20.
Miraban -
-
_
Light red -
21.
Maddang Tandaek
_
Dark brown
22.
Maskaw -
_
_
Light brown
23.
Mankudu -
_
_
Brown -
24.
Malilcr
_
"White —
25.
Mnribot -
-
-
Purple -
26.
Mandara -
—
-
Pale red -
27.
Nebong -
_
_
Dark
28.
Papisrang -
-
-
Pale brown
29.
Pasa Linja -
_
Light brown
30.
Pala - -
_
_
»•
31.
Pinang Back
_
_
Brown -
32.
Pala Utan -
_
_
Light brown
33.
Papisrang —
-
-
Purple -
34.
__
—
Brown -
35.
,, Jack
_
_
Yellow -
36.
Kangha-as -
_
_
Light brown
37.
Rokam- -
—
_
Light red -
38.
Red wood -
_
_
Red - -
39.
Sankuang -
-
_
Pale brown
40.
-
-
Straw -
41.
Siam ebony -
-
-
Black - -
42.
Teak - -
-
-
Brown —
43.
Tampinnis -
-
-
Light red -
44.
Tija - -
—
-
Light brown
45.
(No name) -
-
-
Purple -
1-165
1-031
1-235
1-016
0-939
0-939
1-000
An inferior weak wood ; used for building.
. A large tree ; occasionally used for building.
I ,, used for masts.
> Used for beams of houses.
Used for planks for building.
A small tree ; used for furniture.
A large tree; used only for planks.
A very large tree ; used for furniture and ornamental work.
,, ,, used for door-frames.
Used for beams; does not work kindly.
Only used for furniture.
Cut perpendicularly.
Only used for furniture.
Used for inlaying and ornamental furniture.
Used for building and general purposes.
Used by the Chinese for carved images.
A very small tree; used for ornamental furniture.
,, ,, little used.
Used by the Chinese for making boxes.
Much used for ship-building, furniture. &c.
Not used at all.
Used for palankeens, carriages, furniture. &c.
A species of Pamsslout; much used for beams.
A small tree ; used for work-boxes and ornamental work.
A very large tree, difficult to work; used for furniture.
A small tree ; used for ornamental furniture.
A tall and thin, but straight tree ; used for railings.
Six to nine feet in circumference, forty feet long ; not good forbeams ; chiefly used for furniture.
! A large tree ; used only for planks; soon decays.
I A tall thin tree ; used for planks.
A large tree ; used for beams.
| ,, only used for planks.
A strong wood; used for beams.
' A scarce tree now.
| Used only for ornamental furniture.
! Used for furniture.
| Used for boxes and furniture.
I In general use for furniture.
Used only for ornamental work.
I A beautiful wood for ornamental furniture, &c.
Used only for ornamental furniture, inlaying, &c.
! In general use.
1 A fruit-tree ; used for ornamental furniture, billiard-cues, &c.Used for furniture, boxes, &c.
Not durable ; used for all sorts of rough work.
No. 31.—WOODS OF THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO.
Extensive collections of woods from Borneo, NewGuinea, and several other of the Archipelago islands, arecontributed; including sandal-wood from Timor , audLingoa, or Amboyna wood, from Ceram, in the Moluccas .This wood, which is very durable, and takes a high polish,was imported from the Moluccas in considerable quan-tities at the time when the latter were British possessions;it is very abundant, and may be had in any quantity.Very large circular slabs are obtained from the lowerpart of the tree by taking advantage of the spurs, orlateral growths; they are sometimes as large as nine feetin diameter. A circular disk of wood thus obtained,
nearly seven feet in diameter, as well as some other spe-cimens, are exhibited by Messrs. Almeida (p. 891), ofSingapore , and were deemed deserving of a Prize Medalby the Jury. Specimens are also shown of the “ Kayu-Buka,” which is brought from Ceram, New Guinea , Arm,and the other islands of the Moluccas , to Siugapore; itis a knotty excrescence, which forms on the stems of theLingoa tree, and is much esteemed as a fancy wood forcabinet-work; of late years its estimation seems to havedecreased in Europe , but it is still much valued by theChinese . The following is a list of the woods fromLabuan:—