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growiag tree, Ti'iiuk often attainiaa' a height of 50 feet. Ifc is 

 now becoming very scarce. Timbar used in all parts of house 

 building, cabinet work, &c. lb is dark colored, close and fiae 

 grained, hard a.id durable. It makes bsautital furniture and 

 when well polished it almost rivals the finest Mahogany. 



" Gonvphrandra sp. " Bois Marie ". — A midling sizsd tree, 

 whose wood is used for boards and planks in house-building. 

 The timber is of a dirty white color, and not very durable. 



" Wormia ferrugenea. " Bois Rouge ". — Is an ordinary sized 

 tree. Timber red color, hard and durable, bears exposure well 

 and is in great repute for flooring, and roofing houses. 



" Heritierla liUonilis. " Bois de Table ". — A large growing 

 tree not common. Timber used in house building, furniture, 

 &c. It is close grained and dark colored, and its quality is 

 excellent. 



" Kubiaceoe sp, " Bois Sandal " or " Sandal ". — A small tree. 

 Trunk seldom exceeds a foot in diameter and 20 feet in height. 

 Wood close grained, easily worked, polishes well, beautiful 

 pale yellow color, used for ornamental work in the inside of 

 houses, furniture, panelling, and occasionally boards, &c. 



" Campa'iios2)crnium Zeylanicam. "Bois Montague". — Occa- 

 sionally attains large dimensions. Held in great repute for 

 making canoes which are said to be very durable. Timber used 

 in house, ship and boat building, &c, 



" Casuarina Ugidsitifolia. " Fllao " or " Cedre ". — In Sey- 

 chelles this tree attains a gigantic size. In 1871 I saw one 

 whose trunk was 150 feet in length and 6 feet in diameter at 

 about 20 feet from the root, lying on the beach near St. Anne's 

 Bay, Praslin. In 1874, I saw several trees of it, growing ou 

 the beach at Curieuse Bay. Praslin, that were 120 feet in 

 height, and straight as arrows. They appeared to be compa- 



