CABINET WOODS OF THE FUTURE 



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Paparauba, Simaruha versicolor A. 

 St. Hil. (Order Si}iianibacece.) Tree, 

 sixty to eighty feet high, and about 

 three feet in diameter. Wood, white, 

 rather soft, and works very easily. 

 Used in civil and naval construction 

 and for cabinet work. 



Paracauba, or Angelim vermelho, 

 Andira fraxinifolia Benth. (Order 

 Lcguminosce.) Tree, forty to sixty feet 

 high, and three feet in diameter. Wood, 

 reddish, hard, heavy, usually cross 

 grained, and takes a beautiful polish. 

 Used for civil and naval construction 

 and for cabinet work. 



Peroba do campo, Sweetia elegans 

 Benth. (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, 

 large, eighty to 100 feet in height, and 

 sometimes four feet in diameter. Wood, 

 varies from a light yellowish to a 

 pinkish hue ; the heartwood is some- 

 times quite red, pinkish, or flesh colored. 

 It is hard, moderately heavy, exceed- 

 ingly fine grained, and takes a beautiful 

 polish. Used for interior finish, con- 

 struction timber, and also for furniture, 

 for which it is highly esteemed. 



Rabugem or Roble, Platyrniscium 

 blancheti Benth. (Order Leguminosce.) 

 Tree, sometimes 100 feet high and three 

 to four feet in diameter. Wood, hard, 

 heavy, tough, and beautiful in grain. 

 Used for building and cabinet work. 



Tambor, Macrolobiuiii vaupa F. Gmel. 

 (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, tall. Wood, 

 hard, heavy, and tough, taking a very 

 good polish. Used for manufacturing 

 wheels and cylinders for sugar ma- 

 chines, and for cabinet work. 



Tamboril, known as Corotu in Pan- 

 ama, Enterolohium timbouva var. Ca- 



nescens Engl. (Order Leguminosce.) 

 Tree, among the most gigantic, attain- 

 ing a height of ninety to 130 feet, and 

 a diameter of nearly ten feet. Wood, 

 light brown, rather soft, and quite 

 porous, not strong, but durable, and re- 

 motely resembling mahogany. Used 

 for building, interior decoration, furni- 

 ture, and boat building. Small vessels 

 of twelve tons burden have been made 

 out of a single log of this tree. 



Tinguaciba, Xanthoxylon spinosum 

 Sw. (Order Rutacecc.) Tree, average 

 size. Wood, yellow, hard, heavy, and 

 fine grained, taking a good polish. Used 

 for building and cabinet work. 



Uxi, Couepia my rti folia Benth. (Or- 

 der Rosacece.) Tree, about fifty feet 

 high and more than three feet in diam- 

 eter. Wood, hard, heavy, and fine 

 grained, taking a beautiful polish. Used 

 for construction timber and cabinet 

 work. 



These names, of but little significance 

 when pronounced in passing, are given 

 merely to emphasize the fact that the 

 kinds of woods useful for making fur- 

 niture are exceedingly diverse. Con- 

 stant efifort is put forth by importers of 

 foreign woods not only to select the 

 best kinds, but also to search for and 

 discover new woods of which little or 

 nothing is known. South American 

 countries will probably supply the bulk 

 of our cabinet woods in the very near 

 future. Transportation facilities are 

 being speedily developed there, and cap- 

 ital from the United States is pouring 

 in, thus developing natural resources 

 with amazing rapidity. 



