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Gyminda (Oyminda grisebachii) , or false boxwood, 

 grows on the southern islands, where it is occasionally 

 25 feet high and six inches in diameter. The wood is 

 nearly black and is very heavy and hard. 



Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis) . — It grows in most 

 parts of Florida and is of commercial size. The wood 

 is light in color, rather soft, and not very strong. 



Hoptree {Ptelea trifoUata), or wafer ash, is a north- 

 em species, but reaches Florida, where it is too small 

 to be of much use. The yellowish brown wood is heavy 

 and hard. 



Inhwood (Exothea paniculata), and also one of the 

 numerous species locally called iron wood, is confined in 

 the United States to the south of Florida. It is 40 or 

 50 feet high, a foot in diameter, and the wood is very 

 strong, and bright red. 



Iromvood' {GyrUla racemiflora) . — ^This is likewise, 

 known as red titi. The tree may be thirty feet high and 

 one in diameter. The wood is brown, tinged with red, 

 and, though hard and heavy, is not strong. 



J a/maicQ, Dogwood (Ichthyomethis piscipula), grows in 

 many parts of Florida, and may reach a height of 40 

 or 50 feet and a diameter of two or three. The yellow- 

 brown wood is heavy, hard, and durable in contact with 

 the ground. 



Joewood (Jaquinia armillaris) is a rather scarce wood 

 of southern Florida, and the trees are small. The wood 

 is a rich brown and is beautifully marked with darker 

 medullary rays. It is hard and heavy. 



Lanoewood (Ocotea catesiyana) is comparatively abun- 

 dant in south Florida, and is a tree 20 or 30 feet high and 

 a foot or more in diameter. The wood's color is rich 

 dark brown, and it is hard and heavy. 



Largeleaf Umbrella {Magnolia macrophylla) is known 

 as cucumber tree in Florida. The wood is hard, but is 

 light and weak. It is not abundant. 



