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is dense and tough, and is valuable for mill rollers and frames, plates, 

 beams, &c. ; inside house-work ; does not stand water well. 



104. Pomme Rose. Tree about 18 inches in diameter; the young 

 branches are employed for making hoops for sugar hogsheads ; fruit tree. 



105. Simarouba, (Simaruba amara.) Tree 3 or 4 feet in dameter ; 

 timber used for inside house work ; heading for casks ; used medicinally. 



106. Bois Debasse. Tree about 18 inches in diameter ; employed for 

 house posts and rafters. 



107. Bois blanc or Montague. Tree 3 feet in diameter ; used for inside 

 and outside house work. 



108. Bois Bassade rouge. Tree 2J feet in diameter ; used for posts and 

 rafters ; may be sawn into boards and planks. 



109. Bois Bassade blanc. Used same as above species. 



110. Gombo Montagne. Tree 3 feet in diameter ; sawn into boards and 

 used for house building. 



111. Bois Sand rouge, Bois Sand blanc. Tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter ; 

 sawn into boards for inside and outside house work ; shingles. 



112. Arali (Clusia sp.) Tree, makes excellent posts ; lasts long in the 

 ground. 



113. Bois long (Freziera sp.) Large tree 3 or 4 feet in diameter ; 

 employed for shingles and posts. 



114. Bois petit feuille rouge, Bois petit feuille blanc. Large tree 3 or 

 4 feet in diameter ; used for boards, posts, and shingles ; durable wood ; 

 lasting in water. 



115. Bois Canon (Cecropia peltata.) Tree 3 feet in diameter ; sawn into 

 boards ; used in house building, pailings. 



116. Grossier. Large tree 3 feet in diameter ; making into posts, beams, 

 rafters, &c. ; may be sawn into planks and scantling. 



117. Bois Mammie. Tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter ; used for boards and 

 fences, also in house building, inside and out ; lasts well in water. 



118. Tamarind montagne. Small tree; used for posts and pailings ; 

 also sawn into boards ; lasts well in water. 



119. Laurier jaune. Small tree ; employed for boards, shingles, and 

 ordinary purposes. 



120. Laurier Isabelle, {Oreodaphne sp.) Small tree ; wood hard ; used 

 for posts and shingles, and sawn into boards ; cabinet wood. 



121. Laiirier Zabucah, (Aydendron cyriceum.) Small^tree ; light wood ; 

 employed for shingles, posts, rafters, &c. 



122. Laurier noir. Small tree ; makes good shingles, planks and 

 boards. 



123. Laurier marbre. Tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter ; sawn into boards 

 and planks ; furniture-wood ; tables, &c, made of it ; shingles. 



124. Laurie* Cypre, (Oreodaphne cernua) Tree 2 to 4 feet in diameter 

 the timber is used for all kinds of work, inside and out. 



125. Laurier blanc. Useful wood ; made into boards, planks, 

 rafters, &c. 



