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something like greenheart in colour, very durable in water, 

 and excellent for shingles. It is difficult to burn and will 

 not flame. 



Angelin (Andira inerniis), sometimes known as the 

 cabbage tree, which grows in Brazil and tropical America 

 as well as the West Indies, produces a fine timber when 

 full grown. There are two varieties, the red and the white. 

 It is strong, moderately hard, lasts well in water, and is 

 suitable for piles. It is used for building and engineering 

 work generally, and in St. Lucia for treads of steps, also for 

 cabinet work and turnery. The wood has a brown 

 streaky grain, resembling the wood of the cocoanut palm, 

 and is coarse but even in grain. The bark, which is known 

 in England as "worm bark," or bastard cabbage bark, is 

 a narcotic drug. Can be got in logs 20 to 50 ft. long and 

 12 to 20 inches square. 



Weight 48 to 57 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Angelin Coco (Andira stipidacea), of grey colour, is used 

 in Brazil for general building work, also for sleepers, where 

 it lasts six years. Another of the same class, but a better 

 sleeper timber, is Angelin amorgoso (A. anthelumthica). 



The " Partridge wood " of commerce is probably the 

 wood of one of these andira ; it is used for umbrella handles 

 and sticks. 



Fustic (Chlorophora tinctorid) , which lives in almost any 

 soil, is a good-sized tree producing timber of a bright 

 canary colour, and in lengths up to 20 ft., but which is 

 generally seen in pieces of 2 to 4 ft. long and up to 8 inches 

 diameter. It is chiefly used as a yellow dyewood under 

 the name of " Old Fustic," but is a handsome cabinet and 

 turners' wood, and is found in tropical America and 



