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pendent) was drawn up in 1874 by Mr J. F. Debrot, British Vice- 
Consul at Omoa and Puerto Cortés :— 
Acacia proxima. English, ‘‘ Savicer ;” Spanish, ‘‘ Sisileon.” Heavy, red, 
durable. Used for sleepers, building, and naval purposes. (Legwminose.) 
A. vera. ‘* Acacia,” ‘‘Espino.” Firewood. Yields gum arabic. 
Achras Sapota, L. ‘‘Sapodilla,” ‘‘ Nispero.” Hard, dense, red, durable, 
Building. (Sapotacee. ) 
Amerimnum ebenus, Sw. ‘ Billyweb,” ‘‘ Chichipate.” Tough, elastic, 
durable. Resembling ‘‘ lignum-vite.” (=Brya Ebenus, DC. Legwminose.) 
Amyris balsamifera, L. ‘‘Rosewood,” ‘‘Granadillo” or ‘‘ Funera.” 
Resinous, aromatic, veined. Furniture. Exported. (Burseracee.) 
Bombax Ceiba, L. ‘‘ Cotton tree,” ‘‘Ceiba.” Light, soft, not very 
durable. (Bombacece. ) 
Cesalpinia echinata. ‘‘ Nicaragua” or ‘‘ Lima” wood, ‘‘ Brazil.” Dyeing. 
Exported. (Leguminose. ) 
Cedrela odorata, L. ‘‘ Cedar,” ‘‘Cedro.” Furniture and building. Ex- 
ported. (Meliacew.) ‘ 
Coccoloba uvifera, Jacq. ‘* Sea-side grape,” ‘‘ Uva de Costa.” Red, hard, 
durable. Turning, building, ete. (Polygonacee.) 
Conocarpus racemosus, L. ‘‘ White mangrove,” ‘‘ Mangle blanco.” White. 
Interior of buildings. (Combretacee. ) 
Guarea trichilioides, Gr. ‘* Bullet-tree,” ‘‘ Palo de Bala.’”’ Brown, hard, 
durable. Building. (Meliacec.) 
Guatteria virgata, Dun. ‘‘ Lancewood,” ‘‘ Yaya.” Yellow, elastic. Shafts, 
bows and arrows. (=Oxandra virgata, Rich. <Anonacee.) 
Guettarda speciosa, L. ‘‘ Zebra wood,” ‘‘Ronron.” Striped. Turnery 
and cabinet work. Exported. (Rubiacee.) 
Heisteria coccinea, Jacq. ‘‘ Cabbage” or ‘‘ Partridge tree,” ‘‘ Cabiche.” 
Hard, brown, durable wood. Cabinet work, ship-building, sleepers, ete. 
(Olacinece. ) 
Laurus Persea, Sw. ‘* Alligator pear,” ‘‘Aguacate.” Durable brown 
wood, but grown for fruit. (Lawracec.) 
Laurus, sp. ‘*Camphor wood,” ‘‘ Laurel.” Very durable. Posts, 
sleepers, etc. 
Maclura tinctoria, Don. ‘‘Fustic.” Dye. Exported. (Moree.) 
Mora excelsa, Benth. ‘‘ Mora.” Teak substitute. Exported. (Legumi- 
Nose. ) 
Pinus australis, Michx. ‘‘ Pine,” ‘‘ Ocoté.” Yellow or pitch pine. Piles 
and ship-building. (Conifere.) 
Pterocarpus Draco, L. ‘‘ Dragon tree,” ‘‘Sangre drago.” Soft, cedar- 
like wood, durable if dry. Dragon’s-blood exudes from the bark. (Legumi- 
Nose. ) 
Quercus Robur, L. ‘‘ Oak,” ‘‘Roble.” Building. (Cupulifere.) 
Q. virens, Ait. ‘‘ Live oak,” ‘‘ Encino.” Sleepers, ete. 
Rhizophora decandra. ‘*Red mangrove,” ‘‘Mangle colorado.” Red, 
hard, elastic, durable wood. Building. (Rhizophoracee.) 
R. Mangle, L. ‘‘ Black mangrove,” ‘‘ Mangle negro.” Darker, denser, 
heavier. Piles, sleepers, etc. 
