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layers with ordinary African mahogany, or Honduras or SapeU. The 

 Germans seemed to consider that it was mimatenal which of the three 

 was used, but evidently the cherry mahogany was purposely mtroduced 

 on account of its strength and reliability. 



Felling and squaring African Mahogany. 



The pores are small and are generally filled with a bright gum ; the 

 medulla^ rays are fine and parallel, occasionally showmg shghtly on the 

 radial section. 



SAPELI Source unknown. (A species of Entanirophragmal) 

 Wefgtt 44 lbs. I 0..-A very large quantity has been imported mto 

 1 Mr. J. M. Hillier, Kew Bulletin No. 2, 1913, P- 82. 



