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Pacara (Enterolobium timbonva) is found in Tucuman and 

 the north. Maximum size of logs 15 ft. by 2 ft. square. 

 The wood is light in colour with loose grain, is not strong, 

 and is used for furniture, door frames, etc. 



Weight only about 35 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



ftuina Quina is a cabinet-makers' wood of fine, smooth, close 

 grain, somewhat like light coloured mahogany. Lengths 

 available, 15 ft. by 11 inches square. It is not well known. 



Weight 54 to 64 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Horco cevil or Horco molle (Piptadinia commnnis) is found 

 in the same districts as quina quina and somewhat resembles 

 it. Close, dense, and smooth in grain, it is of about the 

 same hardness as box. Maximum dimensions of logs, 15 ft. 

 by 2 ft. square. It is used for beams, scantlings, flooring 

 of railway wagons, also for cabinet-making and ornamental 

 work, but is not suitable for damp situations. 



Weight 56 to 69 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Cohucho (Zanthoxylum cocoa) is another furniture and 

 carriage-building wood of light brown colour with close 

 grain, but is liable to split in the sun. 



Weight from 32 to 40 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Tatane or Talane (Acacia sp.) is a handsome dark brown, well 

 figured wood, only found in the extreme north and but little 

 known. It is used to a small extent for cabinet work and 

 the panelling of railway carriages. 



Guayibi, probably the same as the guarubu of Brazil, is a 

 hardwood used for furniture, carts, shafting, boat-building, 

 and pick handles. 



Weight about 49 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Tarco or Talco (Thoninia weinmannifolia) produces wood 

 of a very fine ivory white colour and well figured ; it is 



