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(u.) Jenisero. One of the most useful trees, and one of the 

 largest in the country. Attains a height of 90 feet, with 7 in 

 diameter, and its large branches cover a space of over 100 feet in 

 diameter. In Nagarote. a town in the Departmento de Leon, at 

 the junction of one of its streets with the large road from the 

 western departmentos, there is a Jenisero whose branches cover a 

 circumference of 348 feet (about 9,498 feet area) ; it is 90 feet high, 

 and has a circumference of 21 feet at 4 feet from the ground, 

 according to Senor F. Guerreo Raster. 



The wood has a light to dark color, and a peculiar grain ; it 

 is open and wide in the annual rings, but very compact between. 

 It is used for cart wheels, lasting for years without tires on clay 

 soil. Used also by the carpenters in various ways. Its fruit is 

 eaten by the cattle, and is used to sour the milk. It is fairly well 

 distributed over the country. 



( 1 2.) Jicaro-^acaguacal. Attains a height of 20 feet, and a dia- 

 meter from iotoi2 inches. Common on marshy land. It is of 

 a nearly white color and very tough, used in saddlery and for 

 boat-knees. Resists moisture, and is durable in salt water. The 

 shells of its fruits, after being worked, are used by the natives for 

 drinking vessels. They carve them very beautifully and artistically. 



(13) Latirel. Dark color, light, strong and elastic wood and 

 very easy of working. There are two varieties, male and female, 

 as they are popularly called. Used mostly in frames for cots, and 

 for work where elasticity is required. The dark kind is preferable. 

 Both have a spicy smell. The tree attains a height of 40 feet, and 

 a diameter from 8 to 12 inches, seldom over 8. 



(14.) Llignaltil. This is one of the trees having many peculiar 

 natural properties. Its fruits have a rich fragrance and flavor, and 

 when green give out a coloring substance. From its bark a 

 bluish and sometimes a purple substance is obtained, and from its 

 sap thirty per cent, sugar may be obtained; is one of the most 

 elastic woods found in Nicaragua. It is used for drum hoops, 

 canes, etc. The tree seldom attains a height of twenty feet, and 

 about twelve inches in diameter. 



(15.) Madera-Negra. One of the most useful trees found in 

 Nicaragua, not only on account of its durability, strength and 

 excellency for fire wood, giving out intense heat; but also from its 

 method of growth. It is about the only tree used to shade the 



