 | John Forbes Royle - 1843 - 136 Seiten
...rocky eminences, the latter is cut in swampy soils near the sea-coast." AFRICAN Mahogany, (Swielenia senegalensis,) from Gambia, is a more recent importation...well as the others. African mahogany is the wood of Ehaya senegalensit, a genus very closely allied to the Swietcnia. Mahogany shrinks but little in drying,... | |
 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1846 - 498 Seiten
...eminences, the latter is cut in swampy soils near the sea-coast." AFRICAN Mahogany, (Swietenia senegalmsis,) from Gambia, is a more recent importation ; it twists...the others. African mahogany is the wood of Khaya seneffalemis , a genus very closely allied to the Sirietenia. Mahogany shrinks but little in drying,... | |
 | Charles Holtzapffel - 1852 - 136 Seiten
...the latter is cut in swampy soils near the sea-coast." AFRICAN Mahogany, (Surietenia senegalemis,) from Gambia, is a more recent importation ; it twists...the others. African mahogany is the wood of Khaya senegalentis, a ger.us very closely allied to the Swietenia. Mahogany shrinks but little in drying,... | |
 | 1852 - 252 Seiten
...eminences, the latter is cut in swampy soils near the sea coast" African Mahogany (Khaya senegaltnsis,) from Gambia, is a more recent importation ; it twists...admits of being turned equally as well as the others. Mahogany shrinks but little in drying, and twists and warps less than any other wood ; on account of... | |
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Mahogany, (Swietenia senegalensis,) from Gambia, is a more recent importation ; it twists much more than either of the above, and is decidedly inferior to them in all respects except hardness. It is a good wood for mangles, curriers' tables, and other... 