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THE FORESTER. 



February, 



Common name Botanical name. 



Cedro or Cedrela odorata 



Calantas 



Camagon Maba sp. 



Calamansanai Terminalia sp. 



Calumpit Terminalia 



bellerica 



Dongon 



Heritiera 



tinctoria 



Ipil or Ypil Afzelia sp. 



Lanutan 



Lanete 



Anona 



Wrightia sp. 



Molane 



Vitex geniculata 



Description, 

 decorative work, ceilings, wood carv- 

 ing, etc. It is considered proof against 

 attacks of insects. Abundant. 



The Cedar of commerce, largely 

 used for cigar boxes, also for boats 

 and canoes. It is abundant and logs 

 of all dimensions are obtainable. 

 Found in all the islands, but more 

 particularly in the districts named. 



A close grained but somewhat brit- 

 tle wood. Dark red and black, with 

 broad yellowish streaks. Used for fine 

 furniture Plentiful. It is closely 

 allied to ebony in its qualities. 



A compact wood, strong but brittle, 

 does not bend well ; used for con- 

 struction and floors. 



A dark yellow wood not much in 

 use except for masts and spars of 

 small native vessels. 



Large trees giving logs 50 feet by 20 

 inches; wood very hard and durable, 

 color dark red. It is used for keels 

 of ships or for any purpose which 

 requires resistance to weight and 

 pressure, but does not well withstand 

 attacks of the teredo or white ant. 



Astrong hard timber, dark in color, 

 which grows blacker with aye. It is 

 obtainable in logs up to 70 feet bv 24 

 inches. It is used the same as Molave 

 and has all its qualities except that 

 it does not resist the teredo. It is 

 much esteemed for its power of re- 

 sisting damp in underground con- 

 struction. 



Wood brown in color. It was used 

 by the Spanish ordnance department 

 for gun stocks. It is also used to 

 some extent in carpentry. 



A white wood, can be obtained in 

 logs from 20 to 25 feet by 18 inches. 

 Used for wood carvings, musical in- 

 struments, turning and cabinetwork. 



A very valuable wood which com- 

 pares favorably with American and 

 European Oak. Obtainable in logs 

 30 to 35 feet long and up to 30 inches 

 square. It is used for piles, construc- 

 tion of houses, railway ties and naval 



Localities where found. 

 taan, Morong, Laguna, 

 Infanta. 

 Islands : Samar, Leyte. 



Provinces: Abra, Ilocos 

 Norte, Ilocos Sur, Bon- 

 toc, Lepanto, La Union, 

 Benguet, Nueva Ecija, 

 Nueva Viscaya, Zambales, 

 Bataan, Bulacan, Mor- 

 ong Infanta, Camarines. 



Islands: Mindoro, 

 Romblon, Palawan, Ba- 

 labac. 



Provinces: Cagayan, 

 Ilocos Sur, Lepanto, La 

 Union, Benguet, Nueva 

 Viscaya, Nueva Ecija, 

 Principe, Laguna, In- 

 fanta, Batangas. 



Islands: Masbate, Rom- 

 blon, Negros, Mindanao. 



Provinces: Laguna, 

 Nueva Ecija, Pampanga. 



Islands : Mindoro, Min- 

 danao. 



Provinces : Bataan, 

 Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, 

 Bulacan, Cavite. 



Provinces : Cagayan, 

 Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, 

 Isahela, La Union, Ben- 

 guet, Nueva Viscaya, 

 Principe, Zambales, 

 B-itaan, Bulacan, Manila, 

 Morong. Batangas, Cama- 

 rines, Albay. 



Islands : Mindanao, 

 Balabac, Romblon, Bohol, 

 Leyte. 



Provinces : Cagayan, 

 Abra, Boutoc, Lepanto, 

 Isahela, Nueva Ecija, 

 Pangasinan, Zambales, 

 Morong, Batangas. 



Islands: Masbate, 

 Mindoro, Romblon, 

 Panay, Negros, C e b u, 

 Samar, Mindanao, Bala- 

 bac, Bohol. 



Provinces: Bataan, 

 Pampanga, Infanta, Tay- 

 abas. 



Islands : Mindoro, 

 Cebu, Balabac. 



Provinces : Bataan, 

 Morong, Laguna, Batan- 

 gas, Nueva Ecija, Cama- 

 rines. 



Islands : Panay, Leyte, 

 Bohol. 



Provinces : Abra, Bon- 

 toc, Lepanto, Ilocos, Ca- 

 gayan, Isahela, La Union, 

 Benguet. Principe, 

 Nueva Ecija, Zambales, 

 Bataan. 



