AMERICAN LUMBER IN FOREIGN MARKETS. 



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DANISH WEST INDIES. 



NATIVE WOODS. 



The following list of woods grown ill the Danish West India Islands 

 is given by Mr. Carl Berg: 



Acacia macrantha. 

 Avicennia nitida. 

 Beurreria succuleiita. 

 Bucida buceras. 

 Bumelia euncata. 

 Condalia ferrea. 

 Ademanthera Pavoniana. 

 Mainea Americana. 

 Capparis cynophallophora. 

 Colubrina reclinata. 

 Creecendia aryete. 

 Eugenia floribunda. 

 Eugenia pallens. 

 Erithalis fructicosa. 

 Exterme caribean. 

 Coccoloba punctata. 

 Coccoloba niven. 

 Coccoloba uvifera. 

 Jacvivia arborea. 

 Libidibia coriaria. 

 Leucaena glauca. 



Maytenus IsBvigatus. 

 Picrsena excelsa. 

 Pictetia squainata. 

 Pimenta vulgaris. 

 Piscidia erycthrina. 

 Randia acubeada. 

 Ranolfia nidita. 

 Swietunia Mahogeni. 

 Thespesia populnea. 

 Thevetia nevifolia. 

 Zantlioxylum flavum. 

 Zanthoxylum Clava Herculi. 

 Zanthoxylum Ocliroxylum. 

 Croton. 



Acacia nudiflora. 

 Guafiacum officinale. 

 Canella alba. 



Chrysophyllum microphyllum. 

 Psidium guava. 

 Sapota sideroxylon. 



Besides the above-mentioned woods, which are used for building pur- 

 pose* and furniture (botanical names only are given), there can be 

 found about 350 varieties that are used for medicinal and other pur- 



>ses. 



KINDS OF LUMBER USED. 



The principal woods used here are pitch pine, white pine, and spruce, 

 the first being preferred for housebuilding, because ants, which destroy 

 the spruce in a few years and the white pine in time, do not touch hard 

 pine. White pine is used for house trimmings. Spruce is used but lit- 

 tle, if at all. Southern pine and oak, in small quantities, are used for the 

 repair of ships which touch here in distress. Nearly all these woods 

 are imported from the United States. 



The native woods are generally of small growth, fit for building 

 boats, wharves, and small vessels. Furniture is also made of native 

 woods. 



