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Bois cannelle. For ship-building ; very abundant. 



Bois balle. Building, carpentry, and carriage building. 



Boisgaulette (Licania sp. ?). For wheelwrights' work ; it is easily split. 



Bois flambeau. For joinery and cabinet work. 



Balata (Sapota Mulleri, or Mimusops, sp. ?) Useful for most building 

 purposes ; it is free from the attack of white ants, and the tree yields a 

 kind of gutta-percha. 



Balata indien, Balata franc, Balata montagne, and Balata saignant. 



Bois la morue. Building, carpentry, and wheelwrights' work. 



Bois de rose male (Licaria sp. f). Admirable for building purposes, 

 and free from insect or worm ravages. 



Bois de rose femelle. Good for building. 



Bois macaque (Lecythis sapucaici). Building and wheelwrights' work. 



Bourgouny {Mimosa bourgouni). 



Bois rouge tisane (Houmiria sp. f). Good for building. 



Bagasse (Bagassa guianensis). Excellent for ship-building ; large and 

 very straight. 



Bois puant. Building and carpenters' and wheel wrights' work. 



Bois violet (Copaifera bracteata). For cabinet work ; very handsome 

 timber, 'large and sound. 



Bois Lemoine. Building, joinery, &c. 



Boco (JBocoa prouacensis). For block-making ; very large and very 

 abundant. 



Bois pagayes. Joinery and carriage building. 



Bois de lettre mouchete (Piratinera guianensis). Very beautiful 

 cabinet wood. 



Bois de lettre grandes feuilles. Good for carpentry, &c. 



Bois de lettre marb6. Good for cabinet work. 



Bois Mary. Building and joinery. 



Bois de lettre rouge. Much prized by the Indians for bows. 



Bois divin. Building and joinery. 



Carapa rouge (Xylocarpus carapa). For lattice work and laths ; it 

 splits easily. 



Cedre noir (Laurus surinamensis~). Large for ship planking. 



Cedre jaune (Aniba guianensis). Ship-building. 



C£dre blanc. Joiners' work. 



Cddre bagasse (Icica altissima). Used by the natives for carving idols. 



Coupi (Acioa dulcis). Excellent for ship-building, &c. 



Coeur dehors (Diplotropis guianensis). Excellent for carriage-building. 



Coeur dehors blanc. Ditto ditto. 



Courbaril (Hymoenia Courbaril). Ship building. 



Coupaya. Building. 



Couaie (Quatea ceerulea var.) Excellent for masts for ships. 



Cerisier (Eugenia sp.) Joiners' work. 



CouTatarie (Couratari guianensis). For piles, &c, in marine con- 

 struction. 



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