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hard, and is employed only for building purposes, as ground and 

 house posts, plates, joists, rafters, &c. It grows ordinarily to about 

 twelve or eighteen inches, but often much more in diameter ; when 

 large, however, it is commonly found to be hollow within. 



Epineux Jaune (Yellow Sanders) which ought not to be con- 

 founded with Epineux Blanc bears a very close resemblance to 

 the Acoma, and is available for the same purposes : it is also 

 valuable to the wheelwright. Diameter, from twenty-four to 

 thirty inches. 



Guatacare (Lecythis Idatimon). Very common in damp clay 

 lands, is of intricate grain, very tough, and is available for house- 

 posts, joists, rafters, and even ground-posts ; though in the latter 

 it is apt to rot at the surface-line of the earth, especially in damp 

 soils. It is, however, particularly in use for cart-shafts, and 

 generally wherever the quality of toughness is required. Dia- 

 meter, from two to three feet. 



Savonette Jaune (Sapindus). Though not used as extensively 

 perhaps as it ought to be, the Savonette Jaune is undoubtedly 

 one of our best woods : it is tough, grows to pretty good sizes, 

 and might be employed in all house constructions, as posts, 

 beams, rafters, &c. : its qualities also fit it for felloes and mill- 

 frames : it is very common. 



Red Mangrove (RMzophora). This wood, though not equal 

 to any of the former, is nevertheless used for building purposes, and 

 chiefly for beams and joists : it enters into the construction of many 

 houses in Port of Spain. The same remark is applicable to the 

 Bois-rouge and Contre-vent : the latter may be said to be peculiar 

 to the northern mountains, and is of large size ; the two former 

 belong to salt swamps and low lands : they are generally warped 

 in growth. 



Fustic, or Bois d'Orange (Broussonetia tinctoria), is well 

 known as a dye-wood, and is besides an excellent timber. It lasts 

 a very long time in the ground, but unfortunately does not grow 

 to any very large size, which is an obstacle to its being in more 

 extensive demand : it is, however, invaluable to the wheelwright 

 for naves and felloes, and I have no doubt fine furniture might 

 also be wrought from it. Though in some parts rare, it would 

 appear to be in great abundance all along the southern coast, and 

 in the interior of some of the south-eastern districts. 



Angelim (Andira). There exist here at least two different 



