This tree is not common on St. John. The wood is 
hard and heavy and is suitable for general construction. 
Guettarda scabra (l..) Lamarch. Rubiacexe. 
GREENHEART. 
This is not the Greenheart of British Guiana. The 
wood is used for fence posts, but it does not last well. 
FIBRE PLANTS 
Coccothrinax argentea (Lodd.) Sargent. Palmue. 
Type Pain. 
This common dwarf palm is a very important plant to 
the natives. Both the blades and petioles of the leaves 
are utilized in making baskets, hats, ropes, mats and fish 
pots. 
Trichostigma octandrum (L.) Hl. Walter. Phy- 
tolaccaceae. 
Buack Hoopwoop. 
The wood is peeled and used in basketry, especially 
for the frames. 
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Bentham. Legum- 
inosae, 
Bree Wiss. 
This very common vine is one of the most useful fibre 
yielding plants. The small stems are used for basketry, 
weaving, string and rope. This plant is also referred to 
under edible plants. 
Serjania polyphylla (L.) Radlhofer. Sapindaceae. 
Biack Wiss. 
The small stems are used for making thongs, ropes and 
mats. This is the fibre which is always utilized in braid- 
ing the “‘rope™” which connects the fish pot to the fish 
pot buoy. 
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