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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 



[chap. 



Table CVI. 

 Vertical Experiments on cults of— 



Nos. 28 and 29. 

 Inches. Tons. Tons. 



One piece, 85 x 10 x 12, crushed with the weight of 279-2 = 3-285 per sq. inch. 

 8-5x10x21, ,, ,, ,, 245-5 = 2-887 



CUBA, HONDURAS, AND MEXICAN CEDARS 



are varieties of the Cedrela odorata, but in their nature 

 and condition of growth are very different from the genus 

 Cedrus, the Cedar* of Lebanon^ &c,, which are conifers, 

 and succeed best with plenty of room and in open 

 grounds, whilst the " Cedar " wood trees of the West 

 Indies and Central America appear to prefer a closer 

 situation, and attain the greatest perfection in the 

 forests. Many of these are very fine trees, capable of 

 yielding well-squared logs of timber, 12 to 24 inches on 

 the side by 18 to 40 feet in length, and even these 

 dimensions are occasionally exceeded. Smaller timber 

 is brought in considerable quantities into the market, 



* See p. 210, 



