386 USEFUL WOODS OF THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA. 



39. Icacque, (Hirtella triandria.) Small tree ; wood used for inside 

 and outside work. 



40. Icacque Montagne. Small tree ; wood used for posts, plates, 

 rafters, &c. 



41. Cafe Maron, (Faramea odoratissima.') Small tree ; used for posts, 

 rafters, plates, &c, in house-building. 



42. Pois Doux, (Inga Laurina) Small tree ; makes excellent charcoal ; 

 enrployed as posts for Megass (cane trash) houses, and other coarse work. 



43. Pois Doux Maron, (Inqa Ingoides.) Middle-sized tree ; used for 

 staves ; sawn into boards and planks, and employed for in-door work only. 



44. Pois Doux Maron Blanc. Tree 3 or 4 feet in diameter ; cut into 

 staves and shingles ; difficult to saw into planks. 



45. Bois tan, (Byrsoriima.) Tree about 2 feet in diameter ; wood tough 

 and light ; made,into beams, rafters, posts, oars ; bark used for tanning. 



46. Carapate. Tree about 2 feet in diameter ; used for rafters, beams, 

 posts, &c. 



47. Raisin Montagne. Tree 2 feet in diameter ; used for light work in 

 house building ; not durable. 



48. Logwood. Campe~che, Fr. (Hcematoxylon campeacliianum) Dye-wood ; 

 used for posts ; very durable cabinet wood. 



49. Sapodilla (Acliras Sapota.) Fruit tree ; grows to a considerable size ; 

 furniture wood ; employed for inside house-work ; not lasting. 



50. Acajou grande feuille, (Guarea sp.) Large tree ; timber employed 

 for all kinds of inside house-work. 



51. Acajou blanc. Tree about 3 or 4 feet in diameter ; makes excellent 

 boards for inside house-work. 



52. Acajou Montagne. Large tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter ; employed 

 for house-building ; furniture wood, shingles : not very hard, but bears 

 moisture welL 



53. Bois Sept-ans. Tree 3 to 4 feet in diameter ; useful timber for any 

 purpose ; shingles, posts, oars, house-building ; mill-frames, rafters, &c. 



54. Bois graine bleu, (Symplocos Martinicencis.) Tree about 2 feet in 

 diameter ; sawn into boards and planks and used for inside house-work. 



55. Bois Rividre, (CJiymarris Cyraosa) Large tree ; timber used for 

 in-door work ; furniture wood. 



56. Pommier. Large tree 4 or 5 feet in diameter ; employed for staves, 

 rafters, and inside house-work ; not a durable wood. 



57. Sureau Montagne, [Turpirda occidentalis.) Large tree ; sawn into 

 boards and planks ; used for ordinary purposes. 



58. Chatagnier grandefeuille, (Sloanea Massoni) Large tree ; 5 or 6 

 feet in diameter ; timber used for mill-rollers ; inside house-work ; becomes 

 hard when dry. 



59. Chatagnier petit feuille, (Sloanea sp.) Uses same as the above species. 



60. Chatagnier cocoa. Valuable timber ; employed for mill-rollers, 

 posts, &c. 



61. Chatagnier Noir, (Pliolacidia diversifolia.) Tree 2 to 3 feet in 



