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BRITISH GUIANA.

[Colonies and

Dug-gin, T. B.

99, 99 a Lana, transverse and vertical sections, fromRiver Berbice.

[This wood is obtained from Genipa Americana , Lin.,the fruit of which yields the Indian pigment known asLana dye. The tree is very high, and the trunk will fre-quently square from 14 to 18 inches. The wood is closegrained, and is not liable to split.]

100, 100a Mammee apple, transverse and verticalsections, from River Berbice.

[This wood is obtained from the Mammea Americana ,Lin., which produces the Mammee apple, or wild apricotof South America .]

[The Mammee apple tree is an ally of the celebratedMangosteen tree. It is valued for the medicinal propertiesof its seeds. The flowers are distilled and produce a kindof alcoholic extract. The sap, when fermented, forms asort of wine. It is sometimes called the wild apricot tree.—R. E.]

101, 101a Hyawa, transverse and vertical sections,from River Berbice.

[This wood is obtained from the Idea heptaphylla,AubL, or incense tree, yielding the gum Hyawa.]

102, 102a Corkwood, transverse and vertical sections,from River Berbice.

PONTIFEX, GEORGE.

1025 Corkwood tree, abutment from near the root,from Troolie Island, River Essequebo.

[Tliis wood is supposed to be obtained from PterocarpusDraco , Lin., or P. suberosus, Pers., and is used chiefly asfloats for fishing nets.]

Bee, J. E.

103, 103a Courida, transverse and vertical sections,from Plantation 'Woodlands, River Mahaica.

[This wood is obtained from Avicennia nitida , Jac., atree of surprising rapidity of growth. These specimensare from a tree five years old. The wood is perishablewlien exposed to the atmosphere, but is very durable underground, and is therefore used as foundations for buildings.]

Outridge, J.

104, 104a Itikiribouraballi, transverse and vertical sec-tions.

[This wood is supposed to be obtained from MachaeriurnSchomburgJcii , Benth. The trunk grows to the length offrom 30 to 40 feet, and squares from 12 to 16 inches. Itis used chiefly for cabinet work.]

105, 105a White cedar, or warracoori, transverse andvertical sections, from River Demcrara.

Bee, J. E.

1055, 105c Wliite cedar, or warracoori, transverse andvertical sections, from River Mahaica, East Sea Coast,Demerara.

[This -wood is obtained from Idea altissima , Aubl. Itis light, easily worked, and very aromatic. Sir Robert Schomburgk states that one of his canoes, 42 feet long and5£ feet wide, was made from a tree of this species. It isused for oars and paddles, and for boards for inside workof houses. During the American war it was used forstaves of sugar hogsheads.]

Outridge, J.

106,106a Suradanni, transverse and vertical sections,from River Demerara.

[It is much used for timbers, rails, and covering boardsfor colony craft, and for naves and felloes of wheels. It

is also made into canoes by the Indians. It will squarefrom 14 to 18 inches, from 30 to 40 feet long.]

107, 107a Determa, transverse and vertical sections,from River Demerara.

[Tliis wood is used for masts, booms, and planking forcolony craft; and as insects do not infest it, it is welladapted for chests, wardrobes, &c. It will square from14 to 16 inches, from 40 to 60 feet in length.]

108,108a Crabwood, transverse and vertical sections,from River Demerara.

[Tliis wood is obtained from Xylocarpus carapa ,Spreng., or Carapa guianensis , Aubl., the seeds of whichyield the crab oil. It is a light wood, and takes a liiglipolish, and is used for masts and spars, flooring, parti-j tions, and doors of houses. There are two varieties, the! red and wliite. These specimens are the white. It squaresfrom 14 to 16 inches, from 40 to 60 feet long.]

109, 109a Koquerettaballi, transverse and vertical sec-tions, from River Demerara.

[This wood forms excellent rafters and beams for cot-tages. It grows from 20 to 30 feet long, and from 4 to6 inches in diameter.]

110, 110a Coutabally, transverse and vertical sections,from River Demerara.

[The tree which yields this timber grows upon sand-hills ; the wood is very hard and durable if not exposed tothe weather; it is plentiful, and principally used for houseframes, and will square 12 inches, from 30 to 40 feet long.]

111, 111a Blacklieart, transverse and vertical sections,from River Demerara.

[This is a good wood for house frames and for makingfurniture. It will square from 6 to 7 inches, from 20 to30 feet long.]

112, 112a Cabacalli, transverse and vertical sections,from River Demerara.

[This wood is impregnated with a bitter principle, whichdefends it against worms ; it lasts well underwater, and ismuch used for planking colony craft. It must, however,be fastened with copper nails. It will square from 12 to16 inches, or even more, from 40 to 45 feet long.]

113, 113a Yarri yarri, or lancewood, transverse andvertical sections, from River Demerara.

[This tree is stated by Schomburgk to be Duguetiaquitarensis , Lindl., a slender tree found in tolerableabundance in the interior of the colony. The wood pos-sesses much toughness and elasticity, and is used for gigshafts, and, when small, for whip handles and fishing rods.The Indians make their arrow points of it. It grows from4 to 6 inches in diameter at the lower end, and from 15 to20 feet long.]

[Sir R. Schomburgk states that the hard, tough, andelastic wood, so highly esteemed for the shafts of carriagesand other coach-building purposes, is produced by thistree, yarri yarri. It belongs to the natural order Anon -acece , and its botanical title is Duguetia quitarensis.—R. E.]

114 Torchwood , from River Demerara.

[Supposed to be obtained from a species of Amyris orIdea. When beaten, so as to separate the fibre, thebranches are used as torches by the Indians.]

115,115a Tooroo, transverse and vertical sections, fromRiver Demerara.

[This tree is a species of pahn. It grows to the heightof from 50 to 70 feet. Its woody outside is used by the