xxiv.] ROSEWOOD. 169 



square logs, or even plank, but generally half-round 

 flitches, i o to 20 feet in length, and varying from 5 to 

 12 inches in the thicker part, put upon the market, 

 the inside or sawn surface being even then frequently 

 deficient of wood in the centre, exhibiting in part the 

 hollowness pertaining to the tree. 



Solid round Rosewood logs beyond the medium size, 

 or 14 inches in diameter, are extremely rare, and the 

 best that I have met with were brought from San 

 Francisco. Owing to the difficulty there is in measuring 

 half-round flitches of the nature and form herein 

 described, this wood can only be sold by weight It 

 realises, for the inferior, ^"10 to 12, and for the good, 

 20 to ^30 per ton ; the superior qualities fetch much 

 higher prices. 



