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ishings. 1t is also used largely for the
building of TEMPLES. But the principal
use OIL teak, so far as modern commerce
IS concerned. Is for shipbuilding. Once
seasoned lockwood neither splits.
| cracks, shrinks nor alters in shane
Moreover, in contact with iron, it.
neither promotes rust in the iron nor
Is itself affected by the iron. being i'm
this respect very different from oak
1t is thus used even in modern iron
ana steer ships, almost exclusively, at
least in Europe, for backing and for
the decks. The principal regions of the
growth of teak are the two Indian ne
ninsulas in Asia, but 1t is also produced
III tne island OF Java. India proper uses
more teak than 1t can supply although
II possesses many magnificent forests
OF teak timber. The principal supply
of teak that Is exported across seas
comes from Burmah. The total export
OF teak from British India at present
is about S2,O00000 The greater portion
Of this goes to Great Britain for ship
building. Other woods bring the total
timber export from India to Great Bril-
tam to about $3.50 900 annually
The kauri belongs to New Zealand.
Ihe kauri tree grows to q height OF
from 40 to 100 feet, with a diameter of
from to II feet. Kauri timber is I'M
rNalod for maSts. and for Il hundred
years 1T has been exported to British
shipyards for that purpose. The kauri
tree is also noted for the gum" or
resin which it produces. The resin,
one OF the most useful (and most ex-
pensivc) Of all resins. Is used for maxi
ing Narnish. and for this purpose has
long been exported in immense uuanti-
tics. Not only in the kauri. but in
many other trees New Zealand natu-
rally possesses a great store OF arborcaI
wealth. ono of the greatest and richest
in the world: but. as has happened in
so many other new countries. this
.s..1lI ins.
the present timber export OF New Yea
land. even of the valuable kauri tree
Is comparatively small
No treatment of the timber products
OF the world however BRIEF. can he
complete without some mention of the
cabinet woods" II commerce.. These
are principally mahogany, rosewood
and ebony. l'ut there arc many others.
Mahogany Is OF course the most priced
In spundncss OF texture. size of slab.
uniformity of grain. dura bility. beauty
of color and richness CT figure ass,im-
cd under polishing, mahogany sur
masses ali other Cabinc; woods Its
former Chief locality of production was
Haiti. ana cvcn yet the best mahogany.
known generally as Spanish inahog-
any comes from the WcSt India is
lands. At present Mexico is The CHIEF
locality of production. and the largest
samples az the wood also come from
Mexico. Inferior TINT rtiil valuable.
varieties of the wood come from Hon
duins and other countries Of Central
America. Varieties also come from
Guina and Sierra Leone. Great Bril-
tain's annual importation of mahogany
is about $4,000 900 our own importa-
ton is about one-fourlh that sum
Ebony is obtained in India. in Cochin
CHINA and in Maurtius; also in Brazil
sSit the finest sort. tho sort of which
the grain is closest and the color the
intensest black. comes from Ceylon.
Rosewood. 50 highly valued because of
the beautiful vcn"crs 1t makes, comes
principally from Brazil. for which rea-
son it is called "i;razilan rosewood"
1t also comes from the West Indies
ana Central America. Other varieties
are obtained In Siam. Sierra Leone and
New South Wales.
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