CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



PAGE 



Timber Trees of Central America and the West Indies — Mahogany; 

 Spanish, St. Domingo, Nassau, Honduras, and Mexican — Description 

 — Uses — Experiments— Tables — Chief defects — Santa Maria — Trees 

 of Brazil, &c. — Greenheart — Dimensions — Qualities — Sap-wood — 

 Shape of imported logs — Experiments— Tables — Mora — Size of logs 

 — Defects — Experiments — Tables — Carapo — Balata — Ang^lique and 

 trees of French Guiana — Juba and Sabicu — Dimensions — Qualities — 

 Defects — Experiments — Tables — Lignum Vitse — Rosewood, &c. — 

 Other West Indian Timbers 257 



CHAPTER XXV. 



The Timber Trees of Africa — African Oak — Description— Uses — Logs 

 imported — Experiments — Tables — Other African species — Zarabeii — 

 List of trees, &c. 299 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



New Zealand Timbers — Rata — Pohutukawa — Pui iri — Other New Zealand 



Timbers, &c 308 



CONIFEROUS TIMBER TREES. 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Em-opean Conifers — Fir, Dantzio — Whence drawn — Sorting round wood 

 — Hand-masts — Deals — Classes of quality — Variety of marks — De- 

 scription of tests — Experiments — Tables — Navy contracts, &c. . .313 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Fir, Riga — Description — Selection of spars— Classed by brackers — Spars 

 in great favoiu: — Experiments — Tables — Navy contracts — Specifi- 

 cation for land-masts, &c 329 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Fir, Swedish — Description — Uses — Quantity imported — Norway— Small 

 dimensions — Sjars — Navy contracts — Spruce deals — Quantity — 

 Quality — Experiments — Tables, &c 336 



