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for street paving, and by cartwrights for felloes of wheels, 

 as well as for general carpentry work and the framing of 

 railway carriages. A tree of the same name grows in the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Weight from 42 Ibs. to 59 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Mistol (Tizyphu* mistol) is only to be had in sizes of 

 about 10 ft. by 10 inches. It is a wood of a whitish 

 colour with a fairly close grain, used in carpenters' work, 

 though chiefly for making charcoal. The axemen make 

 their axe handles of this wood if it is available, as it does 

 not heat the hands like other wood. 



The weight is given as high as 77 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Cedro (Cedrela brasilieiisis) is one of the many cedars. 

 It is used for furniture, but is seldom if ever seasoned, 

 hence most of the furniture made in Argentina warps ; a 

 better class of cedar grows in Paraguay and is used in the 

 Argentine. 



Weight about 43 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Nogal or Nogal Turcoman (Juylans australia) in colour 

 resembles European walnut, and is straight in grain and 

 easy to work. It is much used for inside work of railway 

 carriages, and for doors, windows, and furniture. It is a 

 useful wood, but the maximum size of log available is only 

 about 1 8 ft. by 18 inches square. 



Weight up to 45 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Lanza (Myrsine c/risebachii) is a kind of lancewood of fine, 

 close grain, used for beams in house construction, wheel- 

 wrights' work, and the shafts of carts. It is a tough, 

 elastic wood, with long fibre and capable of resisting 

 considerable strain. The colour is a light brown. 



Weight about 46 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



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