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DOMINICA. 



Bullet-wood. Same as Balata (p. 296). 

 Angelin, Andira inermis. A durable building and 

 engineering timber. 



Bois Riviere, Chimarrhis cymosa (p. 296). 



BAR BADGES. 



Fiddle - wood, Citharexylum melanocardium (Ver- 

 benacese). Carpentry and wheelwrights' work. 



GRENADA. 



Dog - wood, Piscidia Erythrina (Leguminosse). 

 Building. 



Galaba. If this is the Galba of Trinidad {Calophyllum 

 Calabd) it is an excellent and durable timber. See 

 Santa Maria (p. 290). 



Sapodilla, Achras Sapota. Furniture, cabinet- 

 work, &c. 



BAHAMAS. 



Sabicu, Lysiloma Sabicu (Leguminosse). Valuable for 

 ship-building, imported from Cuba. See p. 279. 



Braziletto, Ccesalpinia crista. Cabinet work. And 

 C. brasiliensis. 



Horseflesh. An allied species of Ccesalpinia. 



BRITISH HONDURAS. 



Yellow or Pitch Pine, Pinus cubensis. Yellow, 

 carpentry. 



Rosewood, Dalbergia. Pianos and cabinet. 



Palmalatto or Zebra-wood, Connarus guianensis, an. 

 elegantly marked furniture and cabinet wood. 



