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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



construction, and cabinet work. The 

 tree produces a savory fruit known in 

 commerce under the name of vegetable 

 marrow. 



Louro amarello, Louro vermelho, or 

 Louro commun, Pcrsea splcndcns 

 Meissn. {Ord€.r Lauracecc). Tree, tall. 

 Wood, somewhat similar to the preced- 

 ing. Used for building, naval construc- 

 tion, interior and exterior decoration, 

 according to the qualities of the differ- 

 ent varieties. Excellent planks and fine 

 furniture are also made from it. Grows 

 throughout the greater portion of the 

 northern provinces, but especially in the 

 dry districts of the Amazon Valley. 



Louro cheirosa, Louro cheirosa ca- 

 nella. Louro cheirosa cravo. or Louro 

 cheirosa pimenta, DicypcUium caryo- 

 phyllatuni Nees. (Order Lauracece.) 

 Tree, large, with straight, clear bole. 

 Wood, pale yellow, hard, compact, and 

 straight grained, durable, and easily 

 worked. It is also known as Sassafras, 

 Pepper-wood, Licari, and Cayenne rose- 

 wood. It is an excellent wood. Used 

 for building, naval construction, cabi- 

 net work, and also for industrial pur- 

 po.ses. Woods of this genus are fra- 

 grant, and yield on distillation the es- 

 sential oil known as "essence de roses." 

 Macucu, Macoubca guianensis Aubl. 

 {Inc. Sed.) Tree, about sixty feet high 

 and nearly three feet in diameter. Wood, 

 light brown, hard, heavy, and fine 

 trained. Used for building, interior 

 decoration, and cabinet work. 



Mairapinima, Centrolobimn paranse 

 Jul. (Order Leguminosa.) Tree, me- 

 dium height. Wood, probably the most 

 beautiful in Brazil. It is light brown, 

 moderately heavy and dense, and is 

 used for carpentry, inlaid work, and 

 furniture. It grows in the upper dis- 

 tricts of the Amazon region. 



Marupa, known also as Simarouba 

 and Acajou blanc, Simaruha amara 

 Aubl. (Order Siuiarjibacecr.) Tree, 

 very large. Wood, almost white, re- 

 sembling white pine, moderately hard 

 and heavy. Used for building, exte- 

 rior decoration, and cabinet work. 



Massaranduba. Mimusops data Fr. 

 All. (Order Sapofacccc.) Tree, eighty 

 to ninety feet high, and from six to 



ten feet in diameter. Wood, very dark 

 brown or nearly black, and one of the 

 hardest known. Used in buildings and 

 carpentry. It is one of the most valu- 

 able of all trees. 



Pao amarello, Vochysia obscura 

 Warm. (Order Vochysiacece.) Tree, 

 fifty to sixty feet high, and about three 

 feet in diameter. Wood, sometimes 

 nearly white, hard, nioderately heavy, 

 and close grained. Used for building, 

 naval construction, and carpentry. The 

 useful timber copai-ye-wood of Guiana 

 is derived from Vochysia guianensis 

 Aubl. 



Pao d'arco, known also as white ce- 

 dar, Cogwood, and Roble bianco, Te- 

 coma fentaphylla Juss. (Order Bignon- 

 iacecc.) Tree, sixty to lOO feet high, 

 and from eight to ten feet in diameter. 

 Wood, yellowish or sometimes very light 

 brown, hard, compact, even grained, and 

 elastic. Used for building, naval con- 

 struction, and cabinet work. 



Pao santo or Pao preto, Kielmeyera 

 Nees. (Order Lauracece.) Tree, me- 

 dium height. Wood, dark brown, com- 

 pact, hard, moderately heavy, fragrant, 

 and beautiful in grain. Used for build- 

 ing and valuable for cabinet work : also 

 used in perfumery. 



Pao santo or Pao preto, Kielmeyera 

 excelsa C^imh. (Order Ternstroemi- 

 acecr.) Tree, large dimensions, the 

 bole being more than three feet in diam- 

 eter. Wood, dark, very hard, and very 

 dense. It is considered one of the best 

 in Northern Brazil on account of its 

 numerous uses for interior decorations, 

 cabinet work, and hydraulic construc- 

 tion. 



Pao violeta. Maclicerium violaceum 

 A^og. (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, tall, 

 and two to three feet in diameter. 

 Wood, hard, compact, and of a beauti- 

 ful light violet color. L'sed for fine 

 cabinet and inlaid work. 



Pao de tanho branco, Aspidosperma 

 ehurneum Allem. {Order Ap0cynace(^.) 

 Tree, tall. Wood, moderately hard, 

 heavy, very smooth, and fine grained, 

 somewhat resembling mahogany. Used 

 for building, interior decoration, and 

 furniture. 



