390 USEFUL WOODS OP THE ISLAND OP DOMINICA. 



126. Laurier canelle. Tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter ; excellent timber ; 

 made into boards, planks, rafters, &c. ; may be used for any purpose. 



127. Laurier fetida. Tree 2 to 4 feet in diameter ; used for the same 

 purposes, and of equally good quality as the Laura canelle. 



128. Laurier coulibrie. Tree 2 feet 'in diameter ; made into shingles, 

 planks, &c. 



129. Laurier pian. Tree 2 to 3 feet in diameter ; good timber ; used 

 for shingles, planks, and all kiads of house work. 



130. Laurier Madame, (Nectandra sanguinea) Large tree; good 

 timber ; used for planks, beams, posts, rafters ; eabinet-wood. 



131. Laurier glisse. Tree about 18 inches in diameter ; used for posts 

 rafters, plates, &c. 



132. Laurier falaise. Tree 18 inches in diameter ; timber used for 

 inside house-work. 



133. Laurier muscat. Tree about 3 feet in diameter ; made into boards, 

 shingles and rafters ; used for inside and outside house-work ; furniture 

 wood. 



134. Laurier riviere. Tree about 3 feet in diameter ; grows large in 

 water ; timber used for all kinds of inside and outside house-work ; also for 

 shingles. 



135. Laurier mangue. Tree 3 feet in diameter ; used for inside and 

 outside house-work. 



136. Mangue blanc, (Moronobea coccinea). Large and lofty tree ; 

 valuable timber ; may be sawn into planks and boards for ordinary uses ; 

 makes excellent staves. 



137. Mangue rouge, (Guttiferce). Tree about 12 to 18 inches in diameter ; 

 the best wood of the country for staves, for sugar hogsheads ; almost equal 

 to the red-oak stave. 



138. Olivier, (Bucida Buceras). Very large tree ; timber valuable ; made 

 into boards and planks ; used for all work, inside and out ; very durable in 

 water ; the wood is difficult to ignite, and does not flame ; one of the best 

 woods for shingles. 



139. Sea-side grape, (Coccoloha uvifera). Tree about 2 feet in diameter ; 

 timber used chiefly for boat building. 



140. Krek£, petit Krek£, (Melastomacea sp.) Small trees ; wood soft 

 and of little value ; used for posts in house-building. 



141. Orange montagne. Timber used in mill work, house-posts, beams* 

 and rafters. 



142. Bois graine rouge. Large tree ; boards used for inside and outside 

 work ; heading for sugar hogsheads. 



143. Acacia, (Acacia far nesiana). Wood employed for posts, being very 

 durable in the ground ; cabinet wood ; the husks of the pods are pounded 

 and boiled in water ; this decoction is rubbed on leatfier to colour it 

 black. 



144. Gueppois. Small tree ; used for making walking sticks and posts 

 in the ground, being very durable. 



