1922. \ NOTES ON 23 TBINIDAD AND TOBAGO TIMBERS. 



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CLASS I. 

 Rather hard ... Strong and durable Constructional work. 



Extremely 

 hard. 



... Rather hard 

 987,424 Soft 



Firm 



Very hard 



Extremely 

 hard. 



Hard 



Very strong & dura- 

 ble, suffers from 

 teredo and worms. 

 Splits easily. 



Durable. Polishes 



well. 

 Very durable, not 



attacked by white 



ants. 



Durable in water 



Durable, not attack- 

 ed by worms or dry 

 rot, splits easily. 



Very durable. Not 

 readily attacked by 

 insects. 



Durable, subject to 

 transverse fracture 



Heavy constructional work, 'shaft bear- 

 ings, windmill arms, i^osts, railway 

 sleepers, wheel spokes, fence posts, 

 shingles and other work In exposed 

 situations. As piles in fresh water, said 

 to outlast Greenheart. 



Constructional work, railway trucks, 

 furniture, and cabinet making. 



Building work, furniture, cabinet making, 

 boat building, cigar boxes, linings for 

 clothes i^resses, shingles, &c. Of general 

 utility. 



Building construction, furniture and 

 cabinet making, boat timbers and oars. 



Limited . 



Limited. 



Limited. 



Very 

 limited. 



Limited. 



Heavy constructional and building work, Limited. 



mill beds, furniture and cabinet making,' 



felloes, naves for cart wheels. 

 Heavy constructional work, shaft bear- Fairly 



ings, boat rubber keels, railway plentiful. 



sleepers, &e. 

 Constructional work ... ...Limited. 



CLASS II. 



2,297 



Hard 



Firm 

 Firm 



Soft 

 Hard 



Rather hard ... 



Extremely 

 hard. 



Soft 



Soft 



Firm 



Extremely 

 hard. 



Hard 



Extremely 



Hard. 

 Rather hard ... 



Extremely 

 hard. 



DUirable 



Durable under 



;;round. 

 Subject to warping 



and splitting. 



Not durable 

 Durable ... 



Ship and house building, naves of cartiPlentifuI. 



wheels, and knees of boats. 

 Building work and fence posts ... Limited. 



Indoor building work, furniture and Plentiful. 



cabinet niaking. .\. substitute for 



mahogany. 



Housebuilding ... ... ...Plentiful. 



House building, mill rollers, furniture & Limited. 



mosiac work, felloes and naves of cart 



wheels. A valuable dye-wood. 

 Ship and house building, carpentry and Limited. 



shingles. 



Durable in exposed 

 situations, warps. 



Very durable in all 

 situations, said to 

 resist teredo, and 

 last longer than 

 Greenheart. Con- 

 tains silica crystals 

 and blunts tools. 



Not durable 



Not durable 

 Subject to dry rot ... 



Strong and durable House framing, mill and mortar beds, 

 furniture, inlaying and buhl-work, ram- 

 rods, turnery and panelling. Colour 

 not permanent. 



Durable .. ... Heavy constructional work, shaft bear- 



ings, felloes and naves of cart wheels. 

 ...Housebuilding 



Wharves, sluices, piles, house building 

 and cart shafts. 



Building construction 

 Building construction 

 Building construction and furniture 



Strong 



Very durable, tough, 

 s t r o n g, polishes 

 well, resists dryrot 

 but not teredo. 



Building construction 



Ship and house building, shaft bearings 

 railway sleepers, paving blocks, railway 

 waggons and piles. 



Plentiful 



Plentiful. 

 Plentiful. 

 Plentiful. 

 Plentiful. 



Fairly 



plentiful. 



Limited. 



Fairly 



plentiful. 



Plentiful. 



Extremely hard compare Boxwood. Very hard compare Blackthorn. Hard compare Hornbeam 



R ather hard 



do. 



Ash. 



Firm 



do. 



Oak. 



Soft 



do. Pine. 



