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the Admiralty a short time since, with this description, 

 viz.: " Produced in square logs of about 24 inches siding 

 and 60 to 70 feet in length. Sound timber of 30 to 40 

 inches square is common. The tree is of straight 

 growth, is stronger than Teak^ agrees well with iron, and 

 is very durable. The specific gravity is 868. Brazilian 

 ironclads are built with it." 



Peroba-vermetho. The wood is red in colour, and 

 has a smooth, close, fine grain ; it is of moderate 

 weight, and resembles, in a slight degree, Pencil Cedar. 

 It was stated with reference to the Peroba-parda, the 

 Peroba-branca, and the Peroba-vermetho trees, that they 

 were "the principal woods adapted for ship-building 

 purposes, being the largest and the lightest, the weight 

 being about 50 lbs. to the cubic foot. Large sizes of 

 these can be obtained, but only at a great expense. 

 The Peroba-branca is more plentiful than the others, 

 is equally good, and better adapted for spars. It floats 

 about the same as Pitch-pine. Peroba is stronger than 

 Teak, but not so heavy." 



Grapiapunha. This is a yellowish-coloured wood, 

 with a clean, free, straight grain, moderately heavy, 

 strong, and one of the most useful woods for planking 

 or timber. It attains only medium dimensions, but may 

 be turned to account in many ways in the domestic 

 arts, although, judging from the appearance of the 

 specimen, it did not impress me as being of the best 

 quality. 



Tapinhonho. The wood is light brown in colour, 

 porous, with a clean, free, straight grain, moderately 

 heavy, and is used for frame-timbers in ship-building. 

 It attains only moderate dimensions, and is probably of 

 crooked growth. 



Piquea-marfim. The wood is of a bright yellow 



