JARRAH See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

WOOD (an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of the native name Jerryhl)  , the product of a large See also:

• TREE (0. Eng. treo, treow, cf. Dan. tree, Swed. Odd, tree, trd, timber; allied forms are found in Russ. drevo, Gr. opus, oak, and 36pv, spear, Welsh derw, Irish darog, oak, and Skr. dare, wood)
• TREE, SIR HERBERT BEERBOHM (1853- )

tree (See also:

• EUCALYPTUS

Eucalyptus marginata) found in See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-western See also:

• AUSTRALIA

Australia, where it is said to See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover an See also:

• AREA

area of 14,000 sq. m . The trees grow straight in the See also:

• STEM (O. Eng. staefn, stemn, cf. Du. stain, Ger. Stamm, &c., probably related to " staff ")

stem to a See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• SIZE

size, and yield squared See also:

• TIMBER

timber up to 40 ft. length and 24 in. See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter . The See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood is very hard, heavy (sp. gr. x•oio) and See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close-grained, with a See also:

• MAHOGANY

mahogany-red See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, and sometimes sufficient " figure " to render it suitable for See also:

• CABINET

cabinet-makers' use . The timber possesses several useful characteristics; and great expectations were at first formed as to its value for See also:

• SHIPBUILDING

shipbuilding and See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general constructive purposes . These expectations have not, however, been realized, and the exclusive See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession of the tree has not proved that source of See also:

• WEALTH

wealth to western Australia which was at one See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time expected . Its greatest merit for shipbuilding and marine purposes is due to the fact that it resists, better than any other timber, .the attacks of the See also:

• TEREDO

Teredo navalis and other marine borers, and on See also:

• LAND

land it is equally exempt, in tropical countries, from the ravages of See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white ants . When felled with the See also:

• SAP

sap at its lowest point and well seasoned, the wood stands exposure in the See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air, See also:

• EARTH
• EARTH (a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Erde, Dutch aarde, Swed. and Dan. jord; outside Teutonic it appears only in the Gr. 'pq'e, on the ground; it has been connected by some etymologists with the Aryan root ar-, to plough, which is seen in
• EARTH, FIGURE OF
• EARTH, FIGURE OF THE

earth or See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea remarkably well, on which See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account it is in See also:

• REQUEST, LETTERS OF

request for railway sleepers, See also:

• TELEGRAPH (Gr. Tike, far, and rypaq5eiv, to write)

telegraph poles and piles in the See also:

• BRITISH

British colonies and See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India . The wood, however, frequently shows See also:

• LONGITUDINAL

longitudinal blisters, or lacunae, filled with See also:

• RESIN (through O.Fr. resine, modern reline, from Lat. resina, prcbably Latinized from Greek Pirivrt, resin)

resin, the same as may be observed in spruce See also:

• FIR

fir timber; and it is deficient in fibre, breaking with a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short fracture under comparatively moderate pressure . It has been classed at Lloyds for See also:

• SHIP

ship-See also:

• BUILDING

building purposes in See also:

• LINE

line three, table A, of the registry rules .