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Brazil. Very hard, compact, with beautiful grain, fragrant. 

 Used in building and in perfumery. 



Papaw (Asimina Mloba Dunal : Order Anondcece). Middle, 

 southern and western United States. Also known as " Custard- 

 apple" and "Cucumber-tree." French "Asiminier." Germ. 

 " Dreilappiger Flachenbaum." Span. "Anona." Height 15 30 

 ft. S.G. 397. W 24-74. Sapwood narrow, heart dark green, 

 light, soft, weak, coarse-grained. 



Papri. See Elm, Indian. 



Parcouri (Clusia insignis Mart. ; Order Climdcece). Guiana. 

 Known in Demerara as "Wild Mammee, Coopa" and "Cowassa." 

 S.G. 816 for the black, 784 for the yellow variety. Fine, 

 compact and even in grain. 



Partridge-wood in South America may be A'ndira indrmis 

 [See Angelin]. In Northern Australia it is the outer part of 

 the Palm Livistdna indrmis R. Br., also known as " Cabbage-palm." 

 Height 14 40 ft. ; diam. 1 ft. Light grey, streaked with a 

 darker colour, the fibro-vascular bundles, producing a beautiful 

 effect, very hard and taking a good polish. 



Patawa (CEnocdrpus Batatia Mart. ; Order Palmdcece). French 

 Guiana. With parallel veins of black and white. Suitable for 

 walking-sticks, umbrella-handles and inlay. 



Peach-wood (Ccesalpinia echindta Lam. : Order Legumindsce). 

 Central and South America. Known also as "Lima, Nicaragua 

 or Pernambuco-wood," or "Bresil de St. Martha." Small and 

 little known, hard, heavy and susceptible of a good polish. Valu- 

 able as a red, orange, or peach-coloured dye; but inferior to 

 Brazil-wood. 



Pear (Pyrus commtinis L. : Order Rosdcece). Europe and 

 Western Asia; cultivated as a fruit tree in other temperate 

 climates. French "Poirier." Germ. "Birnbaum." Span. "Peral." 

 Height 20 50 ft. ; diam. 1 2 ft. No true heart, but some- 

 times a darker more chocolate-brown in the centre, light pinkish- 

 brown, moderately heavy, hard, close-grained, tough, firm, 

 difficult to split, but easily cut in any direction, taking a satiny 

 polish, and very durable, if kept dry. Rings recognizable by the 



