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BouRRERiA EXSUCCA. Wood good but little used. This is a 

 small tree averaging between 3 and 5 m. in height. Fairly common. 



BuRSERA siMARUBA. Soft and resinous wood. Common on hilltop. 



Caesalpinia coriaria. Dividive. On the mainland a large tree 

 reaching sometimes a height of 30 m. with a clear trunk 10 m. high. 

 On Margarita and on Coche it occurs as bushes about 2 m. higli. The 

 wood is very heavy, strong, and fine-grained. The sapwood is whitish 

 yellow, the heartwood black and almost as hard as iron. Rather 

 scarce. 



Capparis pachaca. Ajicito. A small tree with a light-colored 

 wood of not much hardness, used for cabinet work. Very few trees. 



Cassia fistula. Canafistula. Wood of a flesh-color, heavy, hard, 

 and strong but not much used. Few trees. 



Clusea rosea. Copey. Wood of a reddish color, rather heavy, 

 used considerably on Margarita for building-posts, but not much 

 elsewhere. Common. 



CoRDiA ALBA. Caujaro. Attains a height of 12 to 15 m. with a 

 trunk 4 to 5 m. high. A tolerably good wood for building purposes. 

 Only a few trees. 



Crataeva gynandra. Toco. Very light and soft, generally of 

 a whitish color though sometimes showing reddish veins. Sawn into 

 boards for boxes. Common in El Valle. 



Crescentia Cujete. Taparo. Wood yellowish white, close- 

 grained, and rather hard and strong. The tree is of medium size. 

 Common. 



GuAJACUM arboreum. Vera. A large tree }aelding a wood sim- 

 ilar to the following. 



GuAJACUM officinale. Guayacan. Wood exceedingly hard and 

 tough, the fibers crossing each other, so that it does not split. The 

 sap wood is of a yellowish color; the heart wood is brown with dark 

 greenish veins and markings. Used for turnery work. Both of these 

 trees are abundant. 



GuAZUMA ulmifolia. Guacimo. Of a grayish white color with a 

 somewhat reddish hue and occasionally some dark veins; it is fibrous, 

 not very fine-grained, and comparatively light. 



Hippomane Mancinella. Manzanilla de playa. Good wood, 

 durable and heavy, fine grain, annual rings distinct, and pores numer- 

 ous. Few trees. 



HuRA crepitans. Johillo. Wood light and soft, of fibrous texture, 

 durable under water, and color white. Few trees. 



