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Palo Santo, found in Paraguayan Chaco and used for 

 turnery and furniture, is one of the tallest and commonest 

 of Paraguayan trees. 



Inviraro is not unlike oak in appearance, but does not 

 split. It is used by natives for hubs and felloes. 



Cedar is the chief wood of Paraguay and is much superior 

 to the Argentine cedar, being richer in colour and more 

 durable. 



Amongst Bolivian woods are lapach, of different coloured 

 varieties, muruday, of white, yellow, and black varieties, 

 very suitable for sleepers, and corupan, a very durable 

 wood used for hydraulic work, but these are evidently the 

 same timbers with slightly different names which have been 

 described under " Argentina." 



WEST INDIA ISLANDS AND CENTRAL AMERICAN TIMBER. 



Poui Gyp Yokewood Avocado Maiichinoel Tapana -Olivier 

 Angeliu Eustic "Waterwood Eiddlewood Dogwood Galaba 

 Sabi cu Lan ce wood Degame Jucaro Prieto Quiebra- ha sha 

 Babia Jiqui Comun Mahogany Cedar. 



Poui or Ebony (Tecoina scrratifolia) is abundant in 

 Trinidad. It is one of the hardest and most durable 

 timbers of the colony, where it is largely used for posts. 

 There are two varieties, the green and the grey. The wood 

 is of close, even grain and will take a fine polish, and may 

 be had in lengths of 30 ft. and upwards and 2 to 3 ft. in 

 diameter. 



Cyp or Princewood (Cordia gerascanthus), grown in 

 Jamaica, is a light, useful timber of a uniform brown 

 colour with darker zones ; used for shingles on roofs and 

 largely for turning. One of the best timbers of Jamaica. 



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