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Maho 



once been shipped home, and was then valued at 2^d. to 3|ci. per 

 foot as a timber with some of the qualities of both cedar and 

 mahogany. It is very prevalent all over the Province, but is 

 not always a very straight or tall tree, and branches rather low 

 down. It attains a girth of 9-12 ft., and a height of 50-60 ft. 

 Seeds are produced very freely and too early for the good of 

 the tree. 



Ebony, " Isinewey," (JMmpyrOB ?). Timber from this tree was 

 sent home and classified as mahogany with a value of 2d. to 3]jrf. 

 per foot, but as far as the treft is known here, it appears to be an 

 ebony. The wood is hard and reddish brown. This tree is very 

 prevalent all over the western side of the Province, but does 



in growth. 



" Ughahan," " Sabicu," (?) Zanthoxylum senegalense, DC, is 

 mentioned in the Liverpool Market as worth 2d. to 2\d. per foot, 

 and is classified as mahogany though botanically it belongs to the 

 Satinwood group. It is common all over the Province, and is 

 found very often on old farms, as the seedlings appear to be light 

 demanding. Wood very varied in texture and in colour, which 

 is sometimes yellowish brown to dark brown. The tree grows to 

 a fair size, 9-12 ft. in girth, and straight up to 80 ft. in height. 

 The stem is covered with prickles even up to old age. 



African Ebony, " Igidudu," Diospyros atrojmrpurea, Guerke. 

 Sampled in 1905, and sold as Ebony with a value of £5 to £10 

 per ton. It is found all over the Province, especially near the 

 Niger on the left bank, but owing to the waterlogged nature of 

 the ground it does not attain a large size, 24 ft. being the largest 

 yet seen by the Department, and of corresponding height. It 

 grows on moist soil of good depth ; only a few large trees are 

 found in the western part of the Province. 



Greenheart, " Ogwega," "Furniture wood," "Oak," Dialium 

 gunwense (?). With the above names this timber tree has been 

 designated, with a price varying from Ud. as greenheart to M, as 

 oak, but it has not been cut since. The tree is very common all 

 oyer the western portion of the Province and occurs on fairly 

 High land, and good soil, where it fruits readily. The wood is of 

 a rich, red-brown colour, and the grain is rather varied from 

 fabrous to very close. The tree grows to a large size and is 

 moderately straight. 



"Oak," " Awaw " (Benin), " Erumacie" (Benin), Lonchocarpus 

 ■p., near Zenkeri, Taub. This was classified as an oak timber, 



*nt hl^ ? 8 Were 8 - ent home ' with a ™ lue of 2<f. P^ foot, but has 

 Sri ? Sin ? e Vaen ' The tree g™*'s all over the Province, 

 fc wriS *! med \um size ; it requires good loam soil. The wood 

 is reddish-brown in colour with close to fibrous grain. 



8 e nt P as d0 a U ^ T , nrit k T e ''' Pterocar P^ sp., has only thus far been 

 nofbeenon l^ J '\7^ Valued at ** to %/. per foot, but has 

 both on thP vf^r* , 2 1S Ver ? P rev ^nt all through the Province, 

 to 5n w? higher-lymg as W ell as the low-lying land, and seems 

 to do pretty well on both. The tree does not attain to a very 



