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the great forest of Montiel, which covers the sixth part of that province. The 

 province of Corrientes is even more woody, and with a more tropical development, 

 until we reach "Misiones" and the neighboring Republic of Paraguay, which offer 

 a wealth of timber, rivaling any thing that can be found even in the far-famed regions 

 of Oran, not only in dimensions, but also in the fineness of the grain. Most of the 

 varieties which compose the forests of the Gran Chaco are also indigenous to the 

 "Misiones" and Paraguay, while there are a great number of new species, many of 

 which having never been scientifically classified, still flourish under the names given 

 them since time immemorial by the Guaraud Indians. 



During the recent Argentine National Exposition held in Buenos Ayres, there was 

 on exhibition a most magnificent collection of the various woods which are found 

 in the above regions, consisting of lateral sections of the trees, exquisitely polished 

 so as to exhibit the grain and texture. The collection was credited to Paraguay, 

 but it corresponds equally well to the upper portions of the province of Corrieutes 

 and the territory of Misiones, and as it embraces nearly or quite all of the valuable 

 timber indigenous to those regions, I give the list complete according to the names 

 by which the trees are locally known. 



TREES OF THE MISIONES AND PARAGUAY. 



1. Sapyy, a large tree suitable for various uses. 



2. Ibyra-yu-qnazu, large and grows to a grand height with dense foliage; timber 



valuable for building purposes. 



3. Laurel amarillo, the yellow laurel, also an immense tree, beautifully grained, and 



useful in all kinds of construction. 



4. Quebracho, like that found in other subtropical regions, very hard and heavy and 



quite indestructible; serves for various purposes. 



5. Ibyrd-pitd, a large tree with very hard wood, used in carpentry work. 



6. Cedro Colorado, the red cedar, a very light wood which is as soft as satin, employed 



in cabinetwork, and resembles mahogany in its beautiful veins. 



7. Timbo, a large and bushy tree with white wood, very light, and the natives make 



canoes of it. 



8. Lapacho piruzii, a variety which has exceedingly fine fibers, used for cabinetwork 



and other constructions of the first class. 



9. Lapacho, the same valuable tree which has heretofore been referred to. 



10. Urundey-mi, a tree of ordinary size, but much used for various purposes in car- 



pentry work. 



11. Guayaybi, a small, flexible tree, used for handles of tools and other things. 



12. Curupay-guazA, a tree of grand proportions, used for the manufacture of furni- 



ture, owing to the fine polish it takes. 



13. Curupay-ran-, rather a small tree, used for cabinetwork. 



14. Urupiu pita, fine grained, and used for the same purposes as the preceding. 



15. Yuqtteri-busu, ah immense tree, used in heavy constructions and house-carpentry. 



16. fbyra-poroite, of ordinary size, but very fine grain, and useful for cabinetwork. 



17. Urn pia-mi, a very large tree, whose timber is used for planking and furniture. 



18. Camba-acd, a small tree with exceedingly hard wood; has various uses. 



19. Espina de oorona, an immense tree; wooil very hard; in general use for heavy 



timbers, but takes a beautiful polish, and valuable for various purposes. 



20. Array an, of ordinary size, used in decorative carpentry. 



21. Incivnao. This is the incense tree, so called from the pungent smell of the resin 



which exudes from it; a very large tree, used for cabinetwork. 



22. Gnabird, a large tree which bears a delicious fruit; the timber used in carpentry 



work and for other purposes. 



23. Iba-hai, a tree of rather large proportions, whose timber takes a, fine polish and 



is useful in cabinetwork. 



24. Yatayrd, large, but of little use. 



