XXIV.] WEST INDIAN TIMBERS. 295 



Mangalo. This is a brown-coloured, porous wood, 

 strong, and moderately heavy. It is used for beams in 

 ship-building, in carpentry, and in the domestic arts. 

 Judged by the specimen, the quality appears to be fair, 

 but little is known as to its durability. 



Pao-setim. The wood is bright yellow in colour, 

 with a clean, fine, straight grain ; looks as if it would 

 work up well, and is chiefly used for the manufacture of 

 small wares. 



Jacaranda-cabiuna. This is a dark-coloured, porous, 

 open-grained wood ; in appearance it somewhat re- 

 sembles an inferior quality of Rosewood. It is of 

 moderate weight, and works up well for furniture and 

 for ornamental purposes. 



Vinhatico. The wood is yellow in colour, light, 

 open-grained, and is probably of inferior quality. It 

 appears to be a species of Cedar, and is used by the 

 cabinet-maker, and for many purposes in carpentry. 



In addition to the foregoing, the following West 

 Indian Timbers may be mentioned, though little is 

 known of them out of the Islands.* 



The Jamaica Cogwood, the most durable wood for 

 mill-work, &c., under water, yielded by Zyzyphus 

 Chloroxylon, a species of Rhamnaceae. 



Cedrela odorata. See p. 268. 



Copaifera hymenceifolia is a Cuban tree yielding 

 large building timber in the lowlands, and known there 

 as Cagiieyran. 



JAMAICA. 



Red Muskwood, Guarea or Moschoxylum Schwartzii, 



* Much information is still needed regarding West Indian timbers and their 

 names. The new catalogue of the Kew Museum, No. 3, pubhshed since this 

 list was drawn up, should be consulted for further details not included here. 

 See also Reports of the Indian and Colonial Exhibition, 



