XXIV.] 



MORA. 



277 



Table CXV. 

 Tensile Experiments. 



Table CXVI. 

 Vertical or Crushing Strain on cubes of 2 inches. 



The island of Trinidad also produces the Carapo 

 {Carapa guyanensis) and the Balata trees, both of which 

 attain moderate dimensions. 



Sample logs of the Carapo timber were a few years 

 since sent to Woolwich Dockyard, with a view to their 

 introduction for ship-building purposes. The wood 

 was red in colour, straight in the grain, of moderate 

 weight and hardness, and somewhat resembled inferior 

 Mahogany. 



It had, however, a strong tendency to split and tear 

 to pieces in seasoning, and in only a few months it was 



