Descriptive catalogue of the woods commonly employed in this country for the mechanical and ornamental arts (1852)
London : Holtzapffel · leaf 124
act of turning ; they are made into necklaces, the tops of walking sticks, and other small objects. The sub¬ stance of the betle-nut, together with quick-lime, is chewed by the generality of the natives of India. Fig. 24 is the section of the betle-nut, full-size, and at right angles to the stalk.… … COCOA-NUT SHELL. The general characters of this fruit, the produce of the palm Cocos nucifera, are too well known to need particular description : in India its thick fibrous husk is made into the Coir rope, and in Europe into rope, matting, brashes, &c. ; the substance of the shell is very brittle,…
Wood -- Identification · Woodwork -- Great Britain
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