182 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. [CHAP. 



ship-timbers in the Brazilian dockyards. Judged by the 

 specimen, this appears to be of good quality. 



THE INCARANDA-TAN TREE. 



The wood is reddish in colour, close-grained, and fit 

 to be employed for furniture and ornamental work. It 

 is used for these purposes, and might be made available 

 for architectural works, as it appears to be of good 

 quality. 



THE SECURIPA TREE. 



This is a brown-coloured wood, of moderate weight, 

 and fair quality. It is believed to attain large dimenr 

 sions, and being of straight growth, it would convert well 

 into planks, boards, and scantlings, for employment in 

 Architecture. It is used for planking and beams in 

 ship-building. 



THE GUARABU TREE. 



The wood is puce-coloured, and fine in grain ; its 

 pores, which are very numerous, being filled with a hard 

 white substance. It is stated to be of straight growth 

 and large dimensions, and would therefore be applicable 

 to naval and civil architecture, as well as other purposes. 

 It is used in ship-building the same as the Securipa. 



THE MACARANDUBA TREE. 



The wood is red in colour, close-grained, strong, and 

 heavy. It is occasionally used for ship-building in the 

 Brazils ; and, if the dimensions are suitable, it probably 

 would be found available for architectural works, as it 

 appears to be of good quality. 



THE MERIQUITIARA TREE. 



A reddish-coloured wood, moderate in weight, and 

 apparently of good quality. If it attains to large 



