Class IV.]
LIST OF WOODS OF BAHAMA AND TRINIDAD.
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WOODS OF BAHAMA— continued.
8. Bahama Satin wood
9. Bahama mahogany
10. Crab wood -
Specimen of a deeper colour, showing a pretty mottled pattern.
This wood, commonly called “Madeira,” grows abundantly on Andros Island, andothers of the Bahamas group, is not exceeded in durability by any of the Bahamas woods: it grows of a large size, but is generally cut of small dimensions, owing to thewant of proper roads, and other means of conveyance ; it is principally used for bed-steads, &c., and the crooked trees and branches for ships’ timbers. A hard, fine, andrather close-grained, moderately heavy wood, of a fine rich colour, equal to that ofSpanish mahogany, although probably too hard to be well adapted for the purposesto which this latter is usually applied.
Mostly used for picture-frames, walking-sticks, and small ornamented cabinet-work : itseldom grows larger than from 3 to 4 inches in diameter. A rather hard, fine, close-grained, moderately heavy wood ; heart-wood of a beautiful veined Vandyke-brown,its external edge bright black, alburnum of a pure white.
A small collection of the woods of South America is ramwood, ebony, mahogany, sanden, green heart, box,exhibited by — Deacon . The specimens are very small, fustic, rosewood, Brazillette, and various palms, &c.and amount to 39 in number; they include the calabash,
WOODS OF TRINIDAD.
Some very beautiful specimens of ornamental and other woods are shown in the excellent collection of the rawproduce of Trinidad , contributed by His Excellency Lord Harris, the Governor (see p. 71). They are as follows:—
1. Achras balata, L. (balata A timber extensively used and much esteemed ; diameter from 2 to 6 feet.
or valata).
2. Achras (zapotilla or zapodilla).
3. Achras, sp. (acoma
mastic).
4. Acrocomia sclerocarpa
(gru gru).
5. Astrocaryum aculeatum
(gri gri).
6. Brosimum guianensc (let-
ter-wood).
7. Bucida Buecras (olivia) —
8. Carcipa guianensis (ca-
rapa).
9. Cedrela odorata (West In-
dia cedar).
nut).
11. Copaifera officinalis (co-
pai).
12. Cordia, sp. (sepe) - —
13. Crescentia Cujete (cala-
bash).
14. Dalbergia, sp. (roble).
15. Geoffroya inermis (ran-
geline).
16. Grey mangrove.
17. Guiacum officinale (guia-
can).
18. Hsematoxylon campechi-
anum (log-wood).
19. Hymenaea courbaril
(courbaril).
20. Lecythis Idatimon (agua-
tagaro).
21. Mimosa juliflora (yoke
savan).
22. Morns tinctoria (fustic,
or bois d’orange).
23. Paltivia.
24. Purple-heart — — —
25. Rhopala montana (aguar
tapana)
26. Sideroxylon (sp. ?) (Iron-
wood, or bois gri).
27. Swietenia mabogani (ma-
hogany).
28. Tapana — ~ -
29. Tecoma pom (green poui)
30. Tecoma serratifolia (grey
poui).
31. Tecoma sp. (black poui)«
32. Yoke — - — — —
A timber held in high estimation, as indeed are all the woods derived from the presentfamily of trees. It varies in diameter from 2 to 4 feet.
Y’ields beautiful veneers. A palm.
Also appertaining to the order “ Palmae, ” and affording excellent veneers for ornamentalpurposes.
The tree which yields this beautiful wood never attains a large size; its recent layersare of an uniform yellowish-white colour. The heart-wood only is used.
A coarse-grained strong wood* principally employed for making shingles; its diameterranges from 2 to 4 feet.
Bears a considerable resemblance to cedar, and is extensively used and much esteemed ;diameter from 2 to 3 feet.
A very useful and ornamental timber, from 3 to 12 feet in diameter.
The cocoa-nut palm.
A beautiful and durable -wood.
A light wood, resembling English elm, impregnated with a bitter principle, whichpreserves it irom the attack of insects : it is much valued ; diameter from 1 to 2 feet.
A very strong tough wood ; used in boat-building, and for various other purposes, wherethese qualities are required ; is very abundant, and ranges in diameter from 1 to 2 feet.
A strong hard wood, extensively used for naves of wheels,. &c.
Bois lizard.
West India locust: an abundant and valuable timber: diameter 2 to 6 feet.
A very hard and useful wood.
An abundant, and useful timber, 2 to 4 feet in diameter.
A very durable and curious wood, suceptible of a fine polish, 18 inches to 3 feet indiameter.
A very strong and tough wood, esteemed for felloes of wheels.
These trees, belonging to the natural order “ Bignoniaceas,” furnish the hardest andmost durable of woods; their timber takes a fine polish, and has a peculiar colour;they furnish the favourite timbers of the colony, are very abundant, 3 to 4 feetdiameter, and proportionably lofty.
A handsome wood, resembling mahogany, usually 2 to 3 feet diameter.