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Among the characteristic species are Cerasus Mahaleb, the “ wood 
of St Lucia;” Citharexylon cinereum and C. surrectum, “ fiddle- 
wood ;” Sapota Mullerii, “bullet-wood ;” Pimenta acris, the 
“bayleaf tree,” or “ black cinnamon ;” 
guava, cogwood, mastic, resinier, savonette, white cedar, rosewood, 
satinwood, orange, and tamarind. 
Unfortunately many of the West Indian timbers at the Colonial 
and Indian Exhibition were very imperfectly labelled. 
angelin, locust, galba, cedar, 
THe BAHAMAS. 
Out of a total area of 5390 square miles, the only wooded land in 
the Bahamas which can be called forest is the pine barren of the 
northern islands, covering about 1000 square miles, and some 
coppices of mahogany on Andros Island. The principal supply of 
wood comes from this island and from Acklins and Mayaguana, 
and mostly from Crown lands. The small amount exported in- 
cludes Braziletto (Cesalpinia), lignum-vite (Guaiacum officinale, 
L.), logwood, “satin” or “ yellow wood” (Chloroxylon Swietenia, 
DC.), ‘“ Madeira mahogany” (Swietenta Mahagona, L.), ‘ horse- 
flesh mahogany,” exported to England as “ sabica ” (Swvetenia, sp.), 
“oreen ebony” (Brya Ebenus, DC.), and “cedar” (Cedrela 
odorata, L.). The native pine is Pinus bahamensis, Gr. ‘‘ Mastic” 
(Pistacia Lentiscus) is useful in building ; and among other species 
recorded are “ button-wood” (Conocarpus erectus, L.), “ iron-wood ” 
(Sloanea jamaicensis, Hook.), “boxwood” (Vitex umbrosa, Sw.), 
“ crabwood ” (Carapa guaianensis, Aubl.), “ dogwood ” (Piscidia), 
“ poison-wood ” (Zrythrina), ‘ naked wood,” a kind of lance-wood, 
“red stopper,” and “ torchwood,” besides mangrove (Rhizophora) 
and “ prince-wood” (Hamelia ventricosa, Sw.), which are used in 
dyeing. 
BERMUDA. 
With an area of about 19 square miles, Bermuda possesses 
between three and four thousand acres of timber, mostly belonging 
to the Imperial Government, from which there is a small export. 
The species, which are nearly all exotic, are— 
Aleurites triloba, Forst. ‘‘ Otaheite | Crescentia Cujete, L. ‘‘ Calabash.” 
walnut.” | Erythrina indica, Lam. ‘‘ Locust.” 
Calophyllum Calaba, Jacq. ‘‘Galba.” E. speciosa, Andr. ‘‘ Sword plant.” 
Citharexylon quadrangulare, Jacq. Hura crepitans, L.  ‘*Sand-box 
“* Fiddlewood.” tree.” 
