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heart. They are readily to be had, since every China 

 vessel stops at Singapore, the market for the one ; while 

 communication between this country and Australia, the 

 home of the other, is frequent. If any wood really does 

 possess the merits of bamboo, and if it is desirable to find 

 such a wood, certainly these two, at least, seem to deserve 

 attention. 



TABLE ABRIDGED FROM LASLETT. 



Two other woods, natives of Cuba, seem to merit men- 

 tion, and to be worthy of practical test. My information 

 concerning them is derived from two papers on "The 

 Strength and other Properties of Cuban Woods," in the 

 November and December (1883) numbers of Van Nos- 

 trand's Engineering Magazine, by E. D. Estrada, M.E. 



It is to be regretted that Mr. Estrada did not facilitate 

 comparison by reducing his test pieces to one uniform 

 size, though the necessity of " cutting his coat according 

 to his cloth " will probably account for this. He de- 

 scribes these woods substantially as follows : 



DAGAME (Colycophyllum candidissimum). 



This is one of the most plentiful trees of the forests 

 of Cuba, being generally found near mountains and in 



