TIMBERS OF BRAZIL 
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and other purposes. It is about the same strength as 
pitch pine, and logs can be obtained in long lengths. Until 
1890 it was the only timber used for patterns in parts of 
Brazil. 
Weight 39 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Canella de Velho is a tough wood of brownish colour, 
sometimes nearly white, and is .chiefly used for pick and 
hammer handles, for which purpose it is split, not sawn. 
It is only about six inches in diameter, and the section 
shows three wings which split off easily. Canella Preta 
{Ciunamodendvim oxillare), a grey coloured wood, is one of 
the first-class sleeper woods on the Bahia railways, and 
Canella Parda {Mes2)iloda].)he opifera) is another wood used 
for sleepers. 
Weight about 50 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Goncalo Alves {Astrordiun fraxinifolium) is a strong, 
durable, hard timber, used for uprights and cross pieces in 
constructional work. It is of a white colour with red 
streaks, sometimes nearly black, striped with brown. It 
can be got in large logs. Used for sleepers in Bahia, 
where the life is over eight years ; it is also used for 
furniture. Goncalo do para is one of the Portuguese 
names for " Zebra wood." 
Weight 69 lbs. per cubic foot. 
CalDui is a nice grained, hard wood, similar in appearance 
to goncalo alves. 
Weight about 59 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Ipe is a hard, strong timber of green colour with dark 
markings, and has been found very useful as blocking 
pulleys for wire rope transmission plant. It is got only in 
small, rather crooked logs, and is only used for small work. 
Weight 63 lbs. per cubic foot. 
