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No. 128. Model of a truck, laden with mahogany, as CASE 

 employed in bringing the logs to the works, from the 23. 

 interior of Honduras. 



No. 129. Crab Tree {Garapa guianensis, Aubl.). 

 A large tree of Tropical America and Africa. The wood 

 is used in British Guiana for furniture, shingles, and the 

 masts and"^ spars of vessels, &c. The seeds yield a fatty 

 oil called Carap or Crab Oil, used by the natives for 

 burning in lamps, for anointing the hair, and in medicine 

 as an anthelmintic, also for the healing of wounds. 



No. 130. Wood and fruits of the Cail-CEDRA or 

 Mahogany Tree of the Gambia {Khaya senegalensis, 

 Juss.). This is one of the many trees furnishing the so- 

 called " Mahogany " exported from the West Coast of 

 Africa. 



No. 131. Bark and wood of Rohan Tree or Indian 

 Redwood {^Soymida fehrifuga, A. Juss.). A large and 

 beautiful tree of Central and Southern India. The dark 

 coloured, heavy and durable wood is used for construction, 

 well-work, ploughshares, and oil-mills, and it is stated to 

 be not much attacked by white ants. The bark has 

 bitter and astringent properties, and is used as a febrifuge, 

 in tanning, and as a remedy for diarrhoea and dysentery. 



No. 132. Chittagong W^OOD, the beautifully figured 

 wood of Chickrassia tahularis, A. Juss., a large tree of 

 India, Burma, &c. Used for furniture and for carving. 

 The bark is powerfully astringent, and the flowers give a 

 red or yellow dye. 



No. 133. Cedar Wood of New South Wales, ToON 

 of India {Cedrela I'oona, Roxb.). A tall handsome tree 

 of the Sub-Himalayan forests, Bengal, Burma, South 

 India, &c. The wood is durable and beautifully marked, 

 and is used both in India and Australia for all kinds of 

 furniture, house joinery, and ornamental work. It is not 

 attacked by white ants. The wood is imported into this 

 country from Burma under the name of " Moulmein 

 Cedar." The bark is astringent, yields a resinous gum, 

 and is employed in India as a febrifuge. The flowers 

 yield a red and yellow dye and the young shoots and 

 leaves, as well as the seeds, are used to feed cattle. 



