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comparison with the 15 or 20 most important species of the Lauan 

 family. Some idea of the size of the trees of this family may be 

 obtained when it is noted that the planks in this section average 

 nearly three feet in width, the widest one being 46 inches wide. 



To attempt a description of the immense number of manufac- 

 tured articles, both of wood and of the minor products, to say 

 nothing of the specimens of minor products in the crude state, 

 would be to convert this article into a catalogue. Most notable 

 among the manufactured articles are a round one-piece table top 

 of Lauan, 9 ft. 7 in. in diameter, and a rectangular one of Ipil 

 4 ft. by 9 ft. Of the minor products, there is an endless variety of 

 resins, gutta-percha, rattans, bamboos, dye-barks, etc., the most 

 conspicuous exhibit being probably a stand of almaciga or copal 

 resin. Here are shown a variety of grades ranging from small 

 specimens as clear as the purest amber to great brown masses 

 excavated from the ground and weighing nearly a hundred pounds. 

 Not less interesting, though not so conspicuous, are many of the 

 manufactured articles, which, besides showing the forest wealth 

 of the Islands, throw many side lights on native industries and 

 methods. 



