Amazonian Mahogany. 



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to science, having never been seen by botanists in flower. 

 So far as determined, they are referred to their proper or- 

 der and genns. Of the others, some, though bearing dis- 

 tinct names, may be identicaL 



Cedko, the Brazilian Mahogany. — It is not coniferous, 

 and, therefore, not a true cedar ; nor is it always fragrant, 

 like the American cedar of Central America. It is one of 

 the CedrelacecB j' but whether it is a variety of G. odorata 



Leaves and Flowers of the Cedro. 



or a distinct C. Brasiliensis is not certain. Some surmise 

 that it is the Idea altissima of the Myrrh order. The 

 wood is somewhat resinous, fragile, and porous, often un- 

 dulating, seldom aromatic; and as it floats on water (its 

 specific gravity ranging between 0.6 and 0.7), while the 



