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Mora excelsa, Bth. — This wood is produced by another of the mag- 

 nificent trees of British Guiana, and is one of the strongest and most 

 durable, heing recognised at Lloyds as equal if not superior to oak. It 

 is of a reddish brown colour, and takes a good polish. 



Acacia dealbata, Link. (Silver Wattle). — A Tasmanian tree, growing 

 from 60 to 120 feet high, with a diameter of from 1 to 3 feet. The 

 timber is strong and tough, very prettily marked with streaks and 

 knots of a deepish red colour, with a silvery grain. It is much used by 

 native coopers. 



Acacia decurrens, Willd. — Also a native of Tasmania, attaining a 

 height of 40 or 60 feet, and a diameter of 12 to 18 inches. It is a close, 

 even-grained wood, of a light reddish brown colour, with a silvery lustre, 

 taking a good polish. 



Acacia falcata, Willd. (Wee-tjellan, or Lignum Vitas of New South 

 Wales) is a small tree, not more than 20 or 30 feet high, with a dia- 

 meter of from 8 to 16 inches. The wood is close, even-grained, and 

 hard, of a rich reddish brown, and prettily marked, looking well when 

 polished. 



Acacia mollissima, Willd. (Black Wattle of Tasmania). — A tree 

 growing to a height of 50 or 80 feet, with a diameter of 1 to 3 feet, pro- 

 ducing a close-grained tolerably hard wood, of a light red colour, with 

 dark stripes, used in Tasmania for tree nails, and when split for making- 

 hats and baskets. 



Acacia glaucescens, Willd. (Karreewan). — A native of Australia, 

 where it grows 20 or 30 feet high, with a diameter of from 1 to 2 feet. 

 The wood is hard, close, -and fine-grained, of a rich reddish brown colour, 

 and takes a good polish. 



Acacia Araiica, Willd. — Native of India, Egypt, Senegal, &c; fur- 

 nishes a strong, close-grained, durable wood, very much resembling the 

 lighter kinds of mahogany when polished. 



Trichilia glandulosa, Sm. (Rosewood of New South Wales), where it 

 grows to about 80 feet in height. The colour of this wood is of a deep 

 reddish brown, something like mahogany, to which family it belongs. 

 It is close and even grained, and is very applicable to the manufacture 

 of cabinets, bedsteads, &c, as insects are effectually kept away, owing 

 to the presence of an essential oil. The sawdust has the peculiar effect 

 of blistering the skin. 



Carapa Guianensis, Aubl. (Carapa, or Crab Wood), is, as the specific 

 name indicates, a native of British Guiana, where it grows in the forests 

 to a height of 60 or 70 feet. The wood is hard and heavy, about the 

 same colour as Honduras mahogany, though quite unmarked. It takes 

 a good polish. 



Curtisia faginea, Ait. (Hassagay Wood of the Cape of Good Hope), 

 where the tree attains a height of from 20 to 40 feet, but is generally 

 felled when at the former height. The wood is very heavy, tough, and 



