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and naturalised in the West Indies. It is a tree attaining a height of 40 

 or 50 feet in Ceylon, where it is known by the name of " Sooriya," and 

 is used for a variety of purposes, as carriage wheels, buildings, &c. In 

 India it is in very general use where strength and durability are required, 

 being used for rollers, gun-stocks, &c. It is very close-grained, of a clear 

 brown colour, with occasional dark stripes. 



Calophyllum Inophyllum, L. — A native of the East Indies, Ceylon, and 

 the Pacific Islands, attaining a height of about 90 feet, and producing a 

 tolerably close and even grained wood, much used in Ceylon for masts 

 and spars for boats, &c. It is of a lightish brown colour, with a silvery 

 shade, and takes a good polish. 



Moschoxylum Swartzii, Juss. (Musk Wood of Jamaica). — So called from 

 the strong odour of musk contained in the leaves. It is a tree about 20 

 or 30 feet high. The wood is close and heavy, of a silvery brown colour, 

 with fine dark lines. 



Zanthoxylum aromaticum, Willd.- — A native of the West Indian Islands. 

 It is a tree about 20 feet high, growing abundantly in all the woods. The 

 timber is very close, and fine-grained, the sapwood of a pinkish brown, 

 the heart wood much darker. 



Gomphia Guianensis, Rich. (Candlewood of Jamaica). — It is a small 

 tree, producing a firm close-grained wood, of a dull brown colour, with 

 a pinkish tinge. 



Dalbergia lanceolaria, L. fil. — A native of the East Indies, where the 

 tree grows to about 30 or 40 feet high, producing a hard heavy wood, of 

 a dull brownish colour, much employed in Ceylon for housebuilding and 

 other purposes. 



Dipteryx odorata, Willd. Cumaroo of British Guiana, where it grows 

 to a height of 60 or 70 feet, from which timber may be obtained from 

 one to two feet square. It is a hard, heavy, tough, and very durable 

 wood, used for shafts, mill wheels, and cogs. The colour is of a yellowish 

 brown, with dark stripes. This tree produces the Tonquin bean. 



Hymencea Couroaril, L. (Locust Tree). — Grows abundantly, and to a 

 great size, in the forests of South America, frequently attaining 60 or 80 

 feet before any branches are given off, and having a diameter of eight to 

 nine feet. The wood is exceedingly hard, compact, and close-grained, in 

 colour of a lightish brown, with dark streaks, but sometimes varying 

 to a dark mahogany colour* It is used for engine work, planking of 

 vessels, &c, is susceptible of a high polish, and might be employed for 

 furniture. 



Wormia triquetra, Rottb. — This is a native of Ceylon, where it grows 

 to a height of 20 or 30 feet. The wood is tolerably close-grained, of a 

 pinkish brown colour, with dark variegated stripes, commonly used in 

 Ceylon for various purposes. 



Wormia retusa, Hf. and T., (Godeparre). — This also is a native of 

 Ceylon, growing in the woods to about 30 feet high. The timber resembles 



