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Jamaica mahogany is very fine. In the interior of the Island trees 

 of considerable size are found." (Harrison.) 



Bark astringent ; used for diarrhoea by boiling an ounce of bruised 

 bark in two pints of water down to one half. Bark of boughs, a gcod 

 bitter, and febrifuge. 



ie Descending with the limestone to the sea coast on the shores of 

 Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth. Elsewhere, further inland, at various 

 elevations. Rare in the eastern districts. In the case of isolated trees 

 up to 21 feet girth, with a spreading habit f(Colbeck's, St. Catherine), 

 but rarely exceeds four feet in diameter, and then only where preserved 

 near dwelling-houses. In limestone forest, generally a small tree up 

 to four feet growth, and 30 feet in height. Everywhere fruits in 

 abundance. Timber employed in ornamental house and cabinet work. 

 In the great houses of estates there are many specimens of beams and 

 rafters of mahogany, very old and in good condition ; but at the pre- 

 sent time it is very seldom employed, only those trees being cut which 

 are found on waste pastures and in forest near cultivation, and they 

 rarely give than 10-inch planks. At no time has mahogany been 

 largely exported froux Jamaica, and recent trial shipments have been 

 made at a loss. As a timber, the present stock is undoubtedly inferior 

 to the Honduras (British and Spanish) varieties, having neither the 

 ornamental grain and toughness of the one, nor the splendid dimen- 

 sions acquired by the latter. With age it becomes of a good colour 

 and is always a handsome wood. Formerly the wood from Jamaica 

 was specially reputed for its mottled grain." (Hooper.) 



SYMPHONIA GLOBULIFERA, Linn. fil. 



Hog Gum. 



Native of West Indies and tropical S. America. 



A lofty tree, 90-100 feet high; leaves simple; flowers scarlet. {Out- 

 tiferw.) (Generally known by the scientific name Moronobea coccinea.) 



" In the interior hills. A lofty tree. Its resinous juice used in 

 medicine, its timber in interior housework." (Hooper.) 



TAMARIND. See Tamarindus indica. 



TAMARIND, WILD. See Pithecolobium filicifolium. 



TAMARINDUS INDICA, Linn. 

 Tamarind. 



Cosmopolitan in the tropics. 



A large tree, with pinnate leaves ; flowers small, white or pale yel- 

 low with red veins ; pod filled with pulp. 



" Common on open plains. The heart-wood gives a handsome fur- 

 niture timber. It grows to a large size on Goshen Common (St. Eliza- 

 beth)." (Hooper.) 



