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The same duty is charged upon Nicaragua or 

 Peach wood, which is another kind of Brazil-wood. 

 It dyes a bright fugitive red, called fancy red. 

 Though not so rich in colouring matter as the 

 Brazil, it yields a colour which is brighter, more 

 delicate, and more beautiful. 



It takes its name from the Gulf of Nicaragua in 

 America, opposite to Providence Island, whence it 

 was first imported into England. Dampier says this 

 was the only place on the Atlantic where he saw the 

 tree ; but that on the South-Sea side of the American 

 continent it grew abundantly. 



In his time Nicaragua-wood was sold at 30 per 

 ton, being double the price of logwood. 



The average importation for the last five years is 

 much more considerable than that of Brazil-wood, 

 being 1765 tons. The price of the best is about 15. 



Cam-wood is another red dye-wood, obtained from 

 the Brazils, and also from Africa. It once grew 

 commonly in the neighbourhood of Sierra Leone, and 

 was found at Tonquin and other parts of Asia. This 

 wood is of a very fine colour ; it is principally used in 

 turnery for the formation of handles of knives and 

 other similar articles. A very small quantity of cam- 

 wood is imported into this country, averaging annu- 

 ally not more than 400 tons. It is admitted at the 

 same duty as the sapan. Bar-wood is also liable to the 

 same duty, and is not brought more abundantly into 

 England. This is likewise a red dye-wood of Africa. 



Red Saunders, or Pterocarpus santalinus, is a na- 

 tive of the East Indies, growing chiefly on the coast 

 of Coromandel. It is a solid compact wood, which 

 is imported in large billets. On the outside it ap- 

 pears of a dull muddy red, almost approaching 1 



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