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wood^ by/, cinerea; and Hickory, by Carya alba. These 

 woods are cliiefly used in making furniture, but Hickory is 

 most valuable for hand-spikes. 



Maple, Bird^s-eye Maple, and Curly Maple are all va- 

 rieties produced by Acer saccharmuMy the Sugar Maple 

 (Nat. Ord. Acer ace cb), 



LocusT-WooD. — The wood of Hpnencea Courharil (Nat. 

 Ord. Legumhio8(2), It is hard, very tough, and is much used 

 in making trenails for ship-carpenters ; its colour is a light 

 yellow. The quantity imported in the form of trenails is 

 very considerable. 



THE WOODS OE THE AMERICAN ISLANDS. 



BuLLY-THEE WooD, Black Bully. AcTiras Sapota. 

 {Nat. Ord. Sapotaceoi.) — The Sapodilla-tree is a very lofty 

 timber-tree, furnishing a valuable hard wood of a greenish 

 colour ] it is now often imported, and used chiefly in ship- 

 building. 



Sabicit. — The wood of Acacia formosa (Nat. Ord. Legii- 

 minosiji). This wood has acquired some interest from its 

 having been used in constructing the stairs of the Crystal 

 Palace in Hyde Park, where its durability was subjected to 

 the severest test, and after six months^ use the steps hardly 



