'4i6 Timber Trees in the Province of Choco. 



and broad, the natives make the doors of their houses. Cubic 

 foot, 38 lb. Ooz. 217gr. 



31. Tan carena. — Cubic foot, 42 lb. 6 oz. 287 gr. 



32. Mata Palo. — So called from destroying the trees near 

 it ; the wood is hard, but principally used in burning. Spe- 

 cimen wanting. 



33. M.anteca Colorado. — Cubic foot, 57 lb. 3 oz. 186 gr. 



34. Tuabi. — A coarse-grained yellow wood, used for ca- 

 noes. Cubic foot, 34 lb. 13oz. 144 gr. 



35. Chagual. — Specimen missing. 



36. Drimi/. — A hard wood ; I do not know its uses. 

 Weight of the cubic foot, 71 lb. Ooz. 91 gr. 



37. Cedar. ■ — Too well known to require description ; there 

 are three species which are rather named after the bark than 

 the colour of the wood ; the black is most esteemed. Qiiere, 

 Cedrela odorata? Certainly not a Bign6n/«. Several Bigno- 

 nias are called Cedars, as the B. pentaphj'Haand B. leucoxylon, 

 the timber of which is white, and grain different. The colour 

 of my specimen is red ; the grain is similar to that of the Garlic 

 Cedar (Cedrela odorata), but by no means equally close or 

 fine. Cubic foot, 24 lb. 6 oz. ] 75 gr. 



38. Coosana. — A hard, durable, and beautiful wood, used 

 in making walking-sticks, &c. Specimen wanting. 



39. Palo sangre. — So called from its astringent qualities in 

 suffusions of blood ; it is a durable and beautifully stained 

 wood; it is also called, from its blossom, Clavelina (^vdwnea 

 coccinea) ; it resembles rosewood, and would, doubtless, an- 

 swer for the same purposes. Cubic foot, 60 lb. 14oz. 333 gr. 



40. Granadilla. — A fine wood ; the heart is dark and very 

 durable. Specimen wanting. 



41. Curabano. — Said to be a species of Guayacan; it ap- 

 pears a good wood. Weight of the cubic foot, 50 lb. 7 oz. 

 321 gr. 



42. Pohle. — A light wood, but not generally used. , Cubic 

 foot, 271b. 12 oz. ll'2ffr. 



43. Guayacan Colorado. — A hard durable wood, next in 

 hardness to the Guayacan Guegaro, and used for the same 

 purposes. Weight of the cubic toot, 70 lb. 10 oz. 294 gr. 



44. A varietij of Cancdeti. ■ — Used for the same purposes. 

 Cubic foot, 28 ib. 9 oz. 312 gr. 



Besides these, there are many others very valuable, among 

 which are — 



45. Bedoquerd, or Balsamo. — The wood and bark highly 

 scented, and used by the Indians for ornaments for the neck; 

 it yields a pungent aromatic resin. Specimen wanting. 



