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1 8. Panacoco. This wood is dark in 'colour, hard, 

 heavy, straight, and of good quality, the sap-wood being 

 about ij^j inch thick. It might be used as a substi- 

 tute for other hard wood in architecture, or for general 

 purposes. The sample log was in a round state, 17 

 inches diameter, and 32^ feet in length. 



All the woods, from 2 to 18 inclusive, were readily 

 taken by the Parisian and local dealers at Havre for 

 cabinet and other purposes, and realised good prices. 



A great many specimens of other woods growing in 

 the French colony at Guiana were also sent with the 

 foregoing ; but as they were quite small pieces it was 

 difficult to judge of their fitness for employment in 

 architectural or other works. Probably before long 

 some of these may be supplemented by sample logs, 

 similar in dimensions to Nos. 2 to 18, and if so, a better 

 estimate may be formed of their commercial value. 



THE JUBA TREE (ErytJiroxylon) 



is found in Havana. Two sample pieces of plank, cut 

 from the Juba tree, were sent by the Consul-General in 

 Cuba, in 1858, to the Admiralty, with a view to the 

 introduction of this wood into the royal dockyards for 

 ship-building purposes. 



It was understood they were forwarded at the request 

 of Mr. Donald, a gentleman of considerable experience 

 in the timber business, who was of opinion that it would 

 be found a useful wood. He reported that the tree 

 attained the same dimensions as the Sabicu, and that it 

 could be supplied in large quantities. It, therefore, 

 appeared to be well worth a consideration, as the im- 

 portation of Sabicu timber was very limited, and scarcely 

 equal to the demand for it. 



The samples referred to, upon examination at Wool- 



