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diam. The small wood is used in turnery and for rollers 

 employed in flax spinning, the larger wood being used 

 for weaving shuttles and common engravings. 



Boxwood, Turkish.— In 2 to 4 ft. lengths, varying from l\ to 

 6 ins. in diam. 



In the round in 



Boxwood, West Indian or Zapatero Wood. 



6 to 10 ft. lengths and 5| to 12 ins. in diam. This form is 

 almost invariably split, especially in the larger pieces. 



Osage Orange or Bois d'arc— In the round with the bark on, 

 in lengths of 6 to 8 ft., 12 to 18 ins. in diam. Imported 

 from the U.S.A. Used for motor spokes, golf sticks, &c. 



Rosewood, Bahia.— In the round in 10 to 12 ft. lengths, 

 varying in diam. from 7 to 18 ins. Very liable to decay 

 in the centre. 



Greenheart.— Some fine baulks of this timber were observed, 

 about 40 ft. long. It is valued for the manufacture of 

 fishing rods and for various other purposes on account 

 of its strength and durability. 



Degame Lancewood, Cuba.— In 14 to 16 ft. lengths, 6 to 9 ins. 

 in diam. at the small end and about 18 ins. in diam. at base. 

 Used for shafts and for dye sticks as the wood contains 

 no colouring matter and resists the action of acids, &c. 



Mahogany, Cuba.— In the round in 8 to 16 ft. lengths, 8 to 



lb ins. m diam. This wood is more often imported 

 squared. 



Mahogany, Mexican.— In the round in 12 to 14 ft. lengths, 



1 ft, i ma. to 2 ft, 6 ins. in diam . 



Black Bark Hickory, Southern United States.— In the round 

 with bark on, in 10 to 18 ft. lengths, 9 ins. to 2 ft. diam. 



Pencil Cedar Florida.-In roughly squared lengths of 6 to 

 Id tt., 8 to Id ins. in diam. 



Membrilla Maracaibo.-In the round in 6 to 9 ft. lengths, 

 b to 1. ins. m diam. Formerly used for shuttles. 



Wood, _._ vu 



Cocoa Wood of V A. iL— W 

 ~t to 7 ins. in diam. 



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HiiL^flland rtfa! above > 1 '^ quantities of Ash boat oars and 

 SL «?mi na "iV s P lkes were in stock. These are rrvmnf-ietured in 

 the mills of Messrs. Gardner in the United States 



are 1 generally kenfiS *? W ? y * n hundl ' ed *on 8 of Lignum Vitae 

 Kffi^^Sfti ?? lai * ge pUe ° f thi8 ^oodpractically 

 of the injured Cl° f a . tlu ^ us w ^ observed. Specimens 



have been exam7n e d b? IT TH hj U * m CtoriB " & *" 



follows:— * "' Ma ssee, and reported upon as 



the wood^iro^Ued 1 ^ 5? * f ," ngUB - The amnerona cavities in 



the medullary rays. ^^eiium, which primarily passes alon^r 



. The specimen was anuh-^A #. 

 kept at a U>mj*r^ti£&lm"^ f* $ in watei ' and ^erwards 



90°. This t-eatment 



