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9. Rose femelle. This wood, like the preceding, is of 

 a yellowish colour, hard, of modei-ate weight, and straight 

 in the grain. Only one sample log was sent ; the dimen- 

 sions were 16 inches square and 14 feet in length, and 

 this was touched with incipient decay at the centre. Like 

 No. 8, it appeared to be only fit for inferior purposes. 



10. Simarouba. This wood is light in colour, mode- 

 rately hard, plain and free in the grain, and splits rather 

 seriously in seasoning. The quality is not good, it there- 

 fore could only be used for inferior purposes. The 

 dimensions of the logs varied from 14 to 16 inches 

 square, and 13 to 14 feet in length. 



1 1 . Satind This wood is red in colour, hard, heavy, 

 solid, and of good quality. It might be employed in 

 either naval or civil architecture in lieu of other hard 

 wood, and also for cabinet work, turnery, &c., &c. X^e 

 dimensions of the logs varied from 13 to 15 inches square, 

 and 14 to 28 feet in length. The sap-wood left upon the 

 angles appeared to be about i}i inch thick. 



12. St. Martin. This wood is red in colour, hard, 

 heavy, close and straight in the grain, and of good quality. 

 It might be employed in either naval or civil architecture 

 in lieu of other hard wood, and would be valuable for 

 furniture and other purposes. The dimensions of the 

 two sample logs were 17 and 20 inches square, and 27^ 

 feet in length. 



13. Violet. This wood is of a violet colour, very hard 

 and heavy, close and fine in the grain, and solid. The 

 quality is very good, and therefore it is likely to be 

 highly prized by the cabinet-maker, turner, and others. 

 The dimensions of the logs were 11 and 13 inches 

 square, and 24 feet in length. 



14. Wacapou. This wood is brownish in colour, 

 straight, and clean in the grain, of moderate hardness 



