203 VEGETATION 



H^MATOXYLON CAMPECHIANUM L. (LogWOOd), 



Plate XXXIX, Fig. 1. 

 A low, spreading tree with a deeply furrowed trunk. The wood furnishes 

 the valuable blue dye hsematoxylon. Considerable quantities of it are shipped 

 from Xassau to New York. We met with it on New Providence, Eleuthera 

 and Long Island. Mr. E. S. Sweeting, of Nassau, told me that most logwood 

 for export is obtained from Andros, Exuma and Cat Islands. Logwood is a 

 native of Central and South America and was probably introduced into tlie 

 Bahamas, where it has now become thoroughly naturalized. 



Lysiloma paucifolia (DC.) Hitch. (Horseflesh). 

 This probably reaches a larger size than any other tree in the Bahamas. 

 On Mangrove Cay, Andros, we found it growing to a height of 45 feet, with a 

 diameter of 18 inches. In the deeper forests of Andros, it grows much larger 

 than this, and timbers two feet square are sometimes obtained from it. The 

 wood is dark, heavy and capable of a high polish. It is valued for cabinet- 

 making and interior decoration. It is shipped in considerable quantities 

 from Nassau to Liverpool. The horseflesh occurs on New Providence, Andros, 

 Eleuthera and Fortune Islands, and is also a native of Cuba. 



Lysiloma latisiliqua (L.) Bentli. (Wild Tamarind). 

 The wild tamarind approaches but does not reach the size of the horse- 

 flesh. It is sometimes 40 feet high on New Providence, but attains its 

 greatest size on Andros. The wood is heavy and hard, and of a reddish-brown 

 color. It is in demand for furniture-making and shipbuilding. The wild 

 tamarind is found on New Providence, Andros, Long, Cat, Fortune and 

 Inagua Islands, and in south Florida and Cuba. It was previously exported 

 from Nassau to Liverpool. 



SwiETENiA MAHOGANi L. (Mahogany or Madeira). 

 A large tree, reaching its greatest size on Andros. It is rather common 

 in the coppice around Nassau, but is there not often over 15 feet in height. 

 Several fairly large specimens may be seen just where the road dips over the 

 Blue Hills. The wood is very hard and heavy, and is much used in furniture 

 and cabinet-making. The madeira is found on New Providence Andros, 

 Crooked, Fortune and Inagua Islands. It is also widely distributed in the 

 West Indies, Central and South America. The wood is shipped from Nassau 

 to Liverpool. (Jessup Coll.) 



