250 AMERICAN LUMBER IN FOREIGN MARKETS. 



Curupay-ria. A species of curuptiy of greater weight-bearing power, 

 but inclined to <?rack when exposed to the sun. 



Urunday-mi. All that applies to curupay applies to this; also the 

 price. 



Urunday-pard. A hard wood of little or no value. I insert this as a 

 warning to purchasers not to confound it with urumlay-mi. 



Tinibo. A light wood, not unlike cedar in grain, and as it often 

 grows to an immense size, it is much used for dugout canoes and 

 troughs for water and treacle. It is used also for shingles for roofing. 

 But little of this wood is exported. 



Tatajibd (Sp-mora). A hard, yellow wood, used for sleepers, but, in 

 my opinion, overrated on account of its decaying when in moist earth. 



Tatand. A. handsome yellow hard wood. It makes an excellent 

 veneer, is very durable underground, and resists insects and fire. It 

 would be difficult to overestimate this wood. It is much sought after 

 by shipbuilders for shoulders and stem and stern posts. 



Guayabi. Very flexible and elastic ; greatly used here for bullock 

 yokes and ax handles, being preferred to the hickory of North America. 



Petereby bianco. A light wood; of little use except when cut up for 

 rough boxes. 



Petereby negro. One of the best woods in the country. It is much 

 used for masts on account of its great length. The price of this, put 

 in Asuncion, is 55 cents (gold), 34 by 10 by 10 inches. 



Palo santo. Only found in the Paraguayan Ohaco. Much used for 

 its chemical properties and for fancy work in lathe turning. 



Quebracho negro. The king of hard woods. The signification of the 

 name is a ax breaker." There is no wood known to surpass it for dura- 

 bility and longevity either in earth or water. It is sent to Europe for 

 tanning purposes. It fetches as much as $10 (gold) a ton in Buenos 

 Ay res. 



Quebracho bianco. Has almost the same properties as the other, but 

 is of no use for tanning. A tonic is made from the bark, said to be 

 beneficial in pulmonary diseases. 



Lapacho. Erroneously supposed to be what is known in Brazil and 

 other parts as greenheart. Immense quantities of this are shipped to 

 Buenos Ayres for railway and shipbuilding purposes. It is a greenish- 

 yellow wood, which does not readily crack, and is of immense strength. 

 It is not good for piles or damp soil. The "crespo" or curled class has 

 a beautiful appearance, and makes handsome, but heavy furniture. I 

 would warn purchasers of its extreme inflammability. Its price in 

 Asuncion is 35 cents (gold), 34 by 10 by 10 inches. 



Ibyrapyte. An overrated wood much exported to Buenos Ayres for 

 railway carriage and shipbuilding. It is heavy and hard and imper- 

 vious to the direct action of water, but unless very well seasoned warps 

 considerably. 



Ivirard (bitter}. One of the best woods of the country ; close grained, 



