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(Dimwphdndra Mora), Crabwood (Cdrapa guianensis), Bullet 

 (Mimusops globosa), and Locust. Trinidad grows Mora, Crab- 

 wood, Bullet, Locust, Lignum-Vitae (Gua-iacum offidndU), Galba, 

 (Calophf/llum Cdlaba), the dye-wood Fustic (Cklor6phora tinctoria), 

 and other valuable species ; but its export is insignificant. 

 Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela have extensive forest resources, 

 but export little or no timber. Honduras, however, exports 

 Mora, Mahogany, Fustic, and Zebra-wood (Guettdrda speciosa), 

 whilst British Honduras now only exports Cedar (Cedrela odordta), 

 Mahogany, and Logwood. The annual export of Mahogany is 

 6J million cubic feet, costing 8 to <10 per thousand feet; and 

 that of Logwood 24,000 tons at 2 to 3 a ton. 



West Indies. Though exporting little timber save Maho- 

 gany, and even employing Pine imported from the United States 

 in its sea-ports, Cuba possesses extensive and valuable forests, 

 yielding Cedar, Logwood, Fustic, Lignum- Vitae, Ocuje (Calo- 

 phf/llum Cdlaba), Roble Blanco or Jamaica Box (Tecuma pentaplif/lla) 

 an Ebony (Diospf/ros tetrasperma), Cocus-wood or Granadillo (Brf/a 

 Ebenus), and the valuable Sabicu (Lysiluma Sdbicu). 



In 1873 Jamaica was estimated to contain 800,000 acres of 

 timber, of which 20,000 were in the hands of Government ; but 

 clearing was then proceeding at the rate of 30,000 acres a year. 

 Dye-woods, such as Logwood, Fustic, etc., now form over 8 per 

 cent, of the exports of the island, which exceed H million 

 sterling ; but the forests contain many valuable cabinet-woods, 

 the Mahogany being harder and richer in grain than that of 

 Honduras. 



While Barbadoes and some others of the Windward Islands are 

 wholly dependent, even for fuel, upon imported timber, Grenada, 

 Tobago, St. Lucia, and Dominica produce Cedar, Galba (Calo- 

 phf/llum Cdlaba), Angelin (Andira incnnis), Bullet-wood (Mimusops 

 globosa), and Bois Riviere or Water wood (Chimdrrhis cymusu), and 

 have a small export. 



North America. In the United States and Canada during 

 the last twenty years timely, if somewhat alarmist, warnings have 

 been put forward against the reckless waste of the timber 



