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been brought from there. It is imported into Great Britain 

 in large quantities as square logs from the West Indies and 

 Central America, largely from Honduras and Tobasco, 

 some in small sizes from Venezuela ; round logs have also 

 recently been brought from Columbia, near the Isthmus of 

 Panama. The logs are 24 to 26 inches square and up to 28 ft. 

 long. The timber is largely used for furniture and decorative 

 work instead of mahogany, and like mahogany is sold per 

 superficial foot 1 inch thick and often costs quite as much. 

 It is softer and easier to work than mahogany, and lighter. 

 In its native district as well as in Europe it is used for 

 internal house joinery and also for ship and boat building, 

 and particularly in the construction of our light racing 

 boats. Its peculiar odour protects it from attack by 

 insects. The sapwood is narrow and reddish white, the 

 heartwood reddish or cinnamon brown, the annual rings 

 are wide and distinct, and the medullary rays also distinct 

 and numerous. 



Weight about 37 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



In 1907 over 700,000 ft., board measure, of cedar were 

 imported into Liverpool. Cedar is also found in New South 

 Wales, though none is sent to the English market, and 

 there is some very excellent cedar in Paraguay which is 

 largely used in Argentina. 



