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Hardwickia binata (Tree). — The wood is reddish-brown or nearly- 

 black in colour, very hard, and is greatly valued on account of its 

 durability, even when buried in the ground. 



Hardwickia pinnata (Tree).— A very large tree with a hard wood 

 and a large amount of sap-wood. The heart-wood is of a dark-red 

 colour. It is used in India for building purposes. 



Haematoxyion campechianum (Tree).— This species is known by 

 the familiar name of CaDipeachy-wood. The wood is hard, heavy, 

 and compact, with a white sap-wood. The heart-wood is reddish- 

 brown. The inner wood is very pale, but when polished and exposed 

 to the air it acquires a bright-red tone. When exposed to damp in 

 the rough state the colour turns black. It is largely used for cabinet- 

 making. 



Density, i'oo3; elasticity, 1*3; breaking strain, I'j (Lanessan). 



Hymenaea Courbaril (Tree).— The trunk of this tree may attain a 

 height of 24 metres and a diameter of 2 to 3 metres. The species is 

 very common in Guiana, where it is known as Courbaril. The name 

 given to it in Brazil, where it makes an excellent building wood, 

 is Jatoba. 



This wood is easy to work and does not warp. As it grows older 

 it acquires a mahogany tone and is covered with speckles, which have 

 the appearance of being engraved. This tree is capable of yielding 

 fine curves for ship-building ; it is used for manufacturing furniture 

 and all kinds of durable utensils. The Indians use the bark for 

 making canoes. 



The density is 0*904; breaking strain, 333 kilos. 



The Coiirh aril-wood, of commerce, which is used to make valuable 

 pieces of furniture, is derived from Astroiiiunv fraxiiiifoliuiii, belong- 

 ing to the family of the Anacardiacea\ This wood is red in colour, 

 very hard and heavy, and a longitudinal section shows little furrows 

 directed alternately in two different directions, rather resembling the 

 strokes of an engraving needle. 



Humboldtia (Tree). — The two species Hnniboldtia vahliana and 

 H . deciirrens yield a fairly hard, brown wood, which is used in India 

 for various purposes. 



Melanoxylon Brauna (Tree).— This species yields a building wood 

 known in Brazil as Brauna. 



Moldenhavera florlbunda (Tree). — An excellent Brazilian building 

 wood. Common name GuaracJii. 



Pahudia cochinchinensis (Tree). — A tree from 20 to 25 metres high 

 and 80 cm. in diameter. Yields a fine, fairly heavy, red wood with a 

 dense tissue, suitable for all kinds of building work and especially for 

 coach-building. The primary branches are capable of providing 

 curves. 



Pahudia macrocarpa (Tree). — A tree 30 to 40 metres high and 

 1 metre in diameter. The wood is similar to that of the foregoing. 



