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dull brown colour, with a closer texture and a harder grain ; this, though 

 quite unlike mahogany, is useful as it is suitable for many kinds of cabinet 

 work, and especially for counter-tops. 



The transverse grain of true mahogany is generally similar to that of 

 Benin but has slightly larger pores ; the colour is a deeper red and the 

 medullary rays are less distinct. 



Mahogany is also shipped from the following ports : Coco Beach, 

 Echinda, Princes, Acquidad, Pontadoon, Dixcove, Forcados, Duala, 



Mahogany. Logs being prepared for Hauling and Shipping. 



Degama, Bcniot, Fresco, Ovenda, Quillo, Boutry, Mundah River, Trepow, 

 Beyin, Sinoe. These, however, are in general similar to the foregoing 

 varieties. 



Mahogany, Colombian. Cariniana pyriformis. Weight, 42 lbs. Col- 

 ombia (South America). 



The name mahogany is incorrectly applied to this wood, for it does 

 not belong to the mahogany family. The timber, however, is so similar 

 that commercially the name will probably continue on account of its 

 suitability. * 



The supplies are shipped from Cartagena, a port on the Atlantic coast 



