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Trunk 4 feet in diameter. Timber tough, coarse grained, not 

 easily worked, color reddish, used for boards, planks, beams, 

 ship and boat building, masts. Cocoa-nut mills are dung out 

 of the root end of the tree and excellent canoes " Pirogues " 

 are made (hollowed) out of it.— The exhudation from the 

 stem is the Tacamaliaca resin of Commerce. Its seeds yield 

 the bitter oil of India which is said to be worth £ 90 per Ton. 

 This oil has a great reputation in Polynasia and the East 

 Indies as a liniment for rheumatisms, pains in the joints, and 

 bruises, and its efficaby in these respects can hardly be 

 exaggerated. The uses of the oil and resin are unknown in 

 Seychelles. 



," Dipteracar2ms sjj. " Bois de fer ". — This is a large 

 lofty growing tree, often attaining a height of over 190 feet, 

 with a trunk 40 to 70 feet to the first branch, .and a diameter 

 of from 4 to 6 feet. Has great repute for making canoes. 

 Timber resembles Teak in color and grain, hard and durable, 

 used in all parts of house-building, boats, ^c. This is per- 

 haps the most useful timber of the Seychelles Islands, for ge- 

 neral purposes. When the tree is wounded there exudes an 

 almost transparent resin which is exceedingly flammable, and 

 was formerly used as incence. 



" Afzelia bijuga "Gayac" or "Faux Gayac". — Yields a very 

 fine and durable timber. In color it is not unlike the last and 

 is used for the same purposes. It is now vevf scarce, and few 

 liying trees exceed 8 inches in diameter. 



" Terminalia Badamia. "Badamier" — A large growing tree, 

 from which canoes are frequently made. Timber is generally 

 used for boarding inside of houses, &c., will not bear wet and 

 exposure to the atmosphere. 



" Imhricaria pQtiolaris. "Bois de Natte".— -A large and lofty 



