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BULLETIN 474, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Mahogany, Yellow birch, or Mountain birch, Betula lutea Michx. f. 



Mountain birch or Sweet birch, Betula lenta L. 



Western sumach, Rhus integrifolia {Nutt.) Benth. & Hook. 



Mountain mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. 



Valley mahogany, Cercocarpus parvifolius Nutt. 



FROM MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND WEST INDIES. 



Indian mahogany or Spanish cedar, Cedrela odorata L. 



Madeira (mahogany), Tamarindus indicus L. 



Horseflesh mahogany, Caesalpina sp. 



Espave mahogany, Anacardium rhinocarpus DC. 



White mahogany or Jenicero, Tabebuia donnell-smltliii Rose. 



Balata, Bully, or Bulletwood, Mimusops globosa Gaertner. 



Sabicu (Bahama), Lysiloma sabicu Benth. 



Sabicu Cuban), Pithecolobium arboreum (L.) Urb. 



Santa maria, Calophyllum calaba Jacq. 



FROM SOUTH AMERICA. 



Horseflesh mahogany, Swartzia tomentosa D. C. 



Colombian mahogany, Cariniana piriformis Miers. 



Demerara mahogany, Crabwood, or Carapa, Carapa guianensis Aubl. 



Cumussin, Carapa grandlflora, Mart. 



Jacariuba, Calophyllum brasiliense Camb. 



Of the 61 species listed, 24 belong to the same family as true ma- 

 hogany, but none to the same genus — Swietenia. The next most im- 

 portant family group is Leguminosae, of which 12 species are rep- 

 resented in the foregoing list. Unfortunately, not all of the techni- 

 cal names of the trees can be given, since in some localities, espe- 

 cially in West Africa, the identity of a good many has not yet been 

 determined. In fact, the actual source of a number of " mahoganies " 

 from West Africa is unknown except to a few native merchants who 

 control the output. The following list shows the different families 

 to which the so-called " mahoganies " of commerce belong : 



Family. 



Species. 



Meliaceae (Mahogany, Spanish cedar) 



Leguminosae (Locust, Judas tree) 



Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus, pimento) 



Anacardiaceae (Sumach) 



Burseraceae (Gumbo limbo, or West Indian birch) 



Rosaceae (Apple, pear) 



Sapotaceae (Chicle tree, sapodilla) 



Euphorbiaceae (Castor oil plant, crotons) 



Storculiaceae (Cocoa, cola) 



Dipterocarpaceae (Borneo camphor tree) 



Betulaceae (Birch, alder) 



Moraceae (Mulberry, osage orange) 



Lauraceae (Sassafras, red bay) 



Guttiferae (St. John's wort, palo maria). 



Flaconrtiaceae (Arnotto) 



o 1 1 iaccae (Catalpa, trumpet creeper) 



Lee; thidaceae (Monkey-pod tree, Brazil-nut tree). 

 Hamamelidaceae (Red gum) 



WASHINGTON' : GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1917 



