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20 or 25 feet high. The wood is very heavy and exceed- 

 ingly hard and strong, light brown, and handsomely 

 streaked with different shades of yellow and brown. 



Pwnpkin Ash (Fraxinus profunda) is too scarce in 

 Florida to be attractive to wood users. 



Queensland Pine ( Casuarina torulosa) is an Australian 

 tree, which has been introduced in southern Florida, 

 where it grows with great rapidity. 



Bed Bay (Persea hartonia), sometimes called sweet 

 bay and Florida mahogany, attains a height of 60 or 70 

 feet and a diameter of 2 or 3 feet. The bright red wood 

 is strong, hard, and heavy. 



Redbud {Cercis canadensis), or Judas tree, is some- 

 times 50 feet high, but is generally small. The wood is 

 not strong, but is hard and lieavy. It is rich dark brown, 

 tinged with red. 



Red IrortAJOOod {Reynosia latifoUa) , often called darling 

 plum, is a southern Florida species of a height of 20 feet 

 and six or eight inches in diameter, witj;^ rich dark brown 

 very hard and heavy. 



Red Maple {Acer ruhrum) grows as far south as In- 

 dian Eiver, but is not important or plentiful. 



Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) occasionally reaches com- 

 mercial size in the State. The wood is dark reddish, hard 

 and strong. 



Red Stopper {Eugenia, procera) . — ^Height 20 to 25 feet, 

 diameter one foot; wood light brown, heavy, and hard. 



River Birch {Betula rdgra) reaches commercial size; 

 the wood is plain, strong, and medium heavy. 



Royal Palm {Oreodoxa regia).. — ^Height 80 to 100 feet, 

 diameter 1 or 2 feet. The wood is spongy. 



Saffron Plum {Bumelia angustfoKa), also known as 

 downward plum and antswood, is 20 feel: high with a six- 

 inch trunk. The wood is hard and heavy, brown or orange 

 colored. 



