CHAP. XXV.] 



MAHOGANY. 



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great beauty ; indeed, if worked up for furniture, or used 

 for any ornamental purposes whatever, we cannot fail to 

 admire it. The figured logs, therefore, possess a consi- 

 derably enhanced value over those of a plainer descrip- 

 tion, and high, even fabulous prices are often realised for 

 them. 



Cuba or Spanish Mahogany is durable, and is em- 

 ployed for a variety of purposes. It has been very 

 advantageously used in the building of ships of war in 

 place of Oak for beams, planking, stanchions, &c. ; its 

 strength and rigidity rendering it admirably fitted for 

 these, while, being of moderate specific gravity, it was 

 safe to use it either above, at, or below the line of 

 flotation ; but in civil architecture it is not much used, 

 on account of the high price it obtains over other 

 woods. 



TABLE LXXXIII. MAHOGANY (CUBA, OR SPANISH). 

 Transverse Experiments. 



REMARKS. Nos. i and 4 broke with moderate length of fracture, and splintery; 

 3, 5, and 6 each broke very short. 



