BOOK III. CHAP. VIIT. ^35 



'tliey are pcrfeiJlly ftralght, fmootb, and without knots, on which ac- 

 count they might anfvver better for a remittance. 



229. Barbadoes Cedar. — Cedrela foliis majoribus plnnatis^ ligm 



levi odorato. 



This is extremely common among the interior mountainous parts, 

 and grows to a prodigious fize, being frequently found of 3 to 5 feet 

 diameter at the bafe, and proportionably lofty. The timber is full of 

 a refinous fubftance; it is light, eafily worked, and gives a fragrant 

 fmell; for which reafons, it has always been in efteem for wainfcot- 

 ting, and a variety of cabinet ware. The fhingles made from it are 

 extremely durable, and therefore reckoned the cheapeft covering of the 

 kind. It is not fo well adapted for calks, efpecially for thofe intended 

 to contain fpirituous liquors, which readily diflblve and become im- 

 pregnated with the refin, fo as to acquire a ftrong bitter tafte. It is 

 the beft wood known for canoes and petiaguas, as well as for wherries, 

 and all other veflcls, ufed for plying round the idand, or in thefe feas, 

 as the worm will not invade it, fo long as the refin continues. The 

 gum, which may be eafily extrafted from the tree, is tranfparent, dif- 

 folves in water, and very proper for the fhoemaker's ufe. 



230. Bermudas Cedar. — Junlperus foUoIis inferioribus ternis, ^c. 



Br. p. 362. 



This is likewife a native of the ifland and grows in moft of the 

 higher parts of the Blue Mountains. It is juftly admired for its clofe, 

 even grain, and agreeable fmell, and in common ufe for cabinet ware, 

 pencils, and other conveniencies. The gum, or refin, has an antipu- 

 trefactive quality, and may be ufed to preferve other fubfi:ances from 

 the erofion of worms and infedts. 



231. Bastard Mammee, or Santa Maria. — Mali perfica 

 Manimea di£l(e,Jpec. folio longlore arbor maxima., &c. SI. Cat. 180. 



This is one of the tallefl; timber trees in the ifland, many of them 

 exceeding 80 feet. The bark is afli -coloured, and furrowed. 



As they rife fliraight and tapering, they have formerly been ufed for 

 fhips mafts, and thought preferable, for their toughnefs, to the fir or 

 pine. They are likewife ufed for the fweeps and arms of fugar-mills. 



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