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This authority also notes a wood of the same species, Arariba 

 Vermelho (C. tomentosum, Benth.), which is a bright red wood with a dark 

 grain, and is used for similar purposes. 



Araucaria. Araucana imbricata, Par. Weight, 20 lbs. I oz. South 

 America. 



This tree, familiar in English gardens under the name of " monkey 

 puzzle," is a native of Southern Chile. The wood, in colour and grain, 

 resembles a very mild, straight-grained deal (Pinus sylvestris), but shows 

 a smoother surface and has no resin-passages. The timber has not been 

 sufficiently tested in this country to permit of definite statements as to 

 its uses. The trees grown in England would also yield wood with too 

 many faults, due to the rosettes of knots which represent the clusters of 

 branches, so that it could not be used for work requiring strength, or 

 where long lengths free from defect were needed. In other respects the 

 timber would be useful in joiners' work. 



Being a coniferous wood the pores and the medullary rays are not 

 distinct in the transverse section, though, especially near the pith, a 

 radiating pattern is observable. 



Arbor Vitae. Thuya occidentalis, Linn. Weight, 19 lbs. (Gibson). 

 North America. 



This soft coniferous wood is seldom encountered in commerce. Gibson 

 [American Forest Trees, p. 97) says that " the wood is soft, brittle, hght 

 and weak . . . very inflammable. The fact that it is durable even in 

 contact with the soil permits its use for railway ties, telegraph poles, 

 posts, fencing, shingles, and boats." 



Aroeira do SertSo. Astronium urundueva ; Myracrodon urundeuva, 

 Ft. Allem. Weight, 79 lbs. (Baterden). Brazil. 



The handbook Brazilian Woods says that this is one of the best woods 

 in Brazil, and that it is used for building and hydraulic works as well as 

 for joinery. Baterden describes it as a tawny-coloured wood with red 

 markings. He adds : " It stands variation of temperature and wet and 

 dry weU ... is valuable for all wearing surfaces such as brake blocks. 

 The logs are small. [It is] one of the first-class sleeper-woods of Bahia, 

 where it has a life of sixteen years." 



Artocarpus Lakoocha, Roxb. Weight, 40 lbs. India, Burma, the 

 Andaman Islands. 



This wood, which is highly prized in the Andamans, is of a golden- 

 yellow to orange colour. The very large pores somewhat detract from 

 the appearance in the tangential and radial sections. It would be very 



