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Four of the specimens tested by Mr. Laslett, broke 

 with about twelve inches length of fracture, and two 

 with somewhat less. All were fibrous and wiry. 



THE CHOW, 



also called the Menkabang Penang tree, is a native 

 of Borneo ; is of large dimensions, yielding logs from 

 thirty to seventy feet long and from fifteen to twenty- 

 six inches square, and is of straight growth. The wood 

 is yellowish or straw-color, close and fine in texture, 

 straight in grain, hard, heavy, tough, and exceedingly 

 strong. It is used in Borneo and the countries border- 

 ing on the China Seas for masts, and for house and ship 

 building. 



Of the samples tested by Mr. Laslett four broke with 

 fractures about twelve inches in length, and two rather 

 shorter. 



THE PINGOW 



is also a native of Borneo, where it is said to be plenti- 

 ful. It is straight and of considerable size, yielding 

 timber from twenty -five to forty feet long and eleven 

 to eighteen inches square. The wood is of a dark brown 

 color, hard, heavy, tough, rigid, and remarkably strong ; 

 it is straight in the grain, close in texture, and not diffi- 

 cult to work. It is used for the same purposes as the 

 Chow. All the specimens tested by Mr. Laslett broke 

 short. 



THE KRANJI, OR RED KRANJI TREE. 



There are probably varieties of some other color. It 

 is another native of Borneo. It grows straight and of 

 large size. The wood is red in color, hard, heavy, ex- 

 ceedingly tough, and " is one of the strongest with which 

 we are acquainted, every one of the specimens, when 



