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forests. Exclusively used for wharves, bridges and posts. Resists 

 moisture equal to any of the hard woods, and is said to petrify in 

 the water. The wood is of an exceedingly fine grain, has a beauti- 

 ful red color, and is very easy working. It behaved the best of 

 any under compression, bulging out considerably before showing 

 any sign of shearing or split. 



(22.) Oja-tostada. Has a very light pink color, is fine grained 

 and light. It is one of the most elastic and tough woods tested, as 

 may be seen from the tests by transverse stress and by compres- 

 sion. It is very good for light and strong constructions. 



(23.) Palo de Arco. The sample tested planed easily in parts, 

 and in parts less readily, probably on account of being green. Is 

 hard, has a fine grain, and a light red color. It is used for con- 

 struction where easy of access. It grows along the coast, and in 

 the coast range of mountains, attaining a height of 30 feet and 15 

 inches in diameter. 



(24.) Piedra. (Stone.) Has a fine grain, is heavy and strong, 

 of a yellowish color in the sap, and deep red in the heart. Turns 

 very smoothly and is one of the hardest and heaviest woods known 

 and yet not difficult to turn or plane. The tree attains a height of 

 40 feet, and has a diameter of from 15 to 18 inches. It is imperish- 

 able. Used in many places for pillars and transverse beams of 

 houses on farms distant from towns where it is easy of access. Is 

 abundant on the hills along the coast on the Pacific slope. There 

 are two varieties. It is an excellent wood not only for interior 

 decoration or for heavy furniture on account of its beautiful color 

 and fineness of grain, but also for heavy constructions, as for foun- 

 dations for engines or heavy machinery. 



(25.) Pochote. Tree of enormous dimensions. The wood is sim- 

 ilar to the cedar, but much softer. It is used, however, in house- 

 work for doors, walls, floors, shingles, etc. 



(26.) Quiebra-hacha (axe-breaker). There are two kinds, red 

 and black. The latter, which was tested in three ways, is a most 

 wonderfully tough wood. It has a color and appearance like the 

 black-walnut, and its grain is similar to that of the oak. It planes 

 beautifully smooth, and has a pleasing appearance, on account of 

 its dark streaks. The red kind, which grows very straight and 

 spreads considerably, reaches a height of 50 feet, and from 12 

 to 15 inches diameter. The dark kind, which spreads still 



