60 THE ISTHMUS OF TANAMA. 



"Iiollc. — Trees large, wood light, and easy to work ; 

 stands well in the open air. On the whole, it may 

 be considered a good wood. There are two varie- 

 ties, one of which is not much esteemed. Corolu. — ■ 

 Very large tree, light wood ; used for making canoes ; 

 not good for general purposes. Cedro Bueno and 

 Cedro Passaya.~A.YQ cedars, but the least esteemed 

 of the species. They are, however, sometimes used. 

 Cuho — Mora — Cope. — These trees are abundant, but 

 useless for the purposes of construction. Quipo. — 

 The laurel, however, is tough and elastic, and, when 

 dry, is used for masts. 



" Torro — Cocobollo — JVazareno — Narangito—To- 

 tuna. — The first three woods named are very beauti- 

 ful, and are used in cabinet-making. The narangito 

 and totuna are fine, strong woods, fit for the purposes 

 of the wheelwright. Totuna is white, and resembles 

 hickory ; mortices made in it never split. The tree, 

 however, is small and of irregular growth. Cano 

 Blanco. — This cane, cut open and cleared of the 

 loose fibres, furnishes the cheapest and the best 

 known lathing in the country. Under a roof, if pro- 

 perly seasoned, it will stand 30 or 40 years without 

 injury. Espabe. — Is never used, although it is very 

 abundant and the trees grow to a great size. A Mr. 

 McGregor once erected a saw-mill, and cut great 

 quantities of plank from espabe, but it was a failure, 

 as no one would use them. 



"Algagia — Nispero — Nazareno — Madrona de 

 Montano — Amarillo de Guayquil. — All these woods 

 are much esteemed, because they can be safely made 



