TIMBEES OF BEAZIL 
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Brazilian Rosewood, as stated above, is the produce of 
various jacaranda and allied trees. In the English market 
it goes by the names of the ports of shipment, Eio and 
Bahia ; the former is usually considered the best for 
figure. Kosewood is brought from various parts of the 
world, but now chiefly from the East Indies. The timber 
is hard and durable, takes a fine polish, and out of its 
native district is exclusively used for cabinet work, furniture, 
and decorative purposes. The colour is a dark chestnut 
brown and the timber is subject to heartshake and 
hollowness in its centre. Mahogany is often worked up 
to resemble rosewood, being cheaper. There is now but 
little trade in Brazilian rosewood. There was none in 
stock in the Liverpool Docks in 1906, but 911 pieces were 
imported and sold in 1907. Eosewood is generally sold as 
veneer and can be got up to 2 ft. wide, either knife-cut or 
saw-cut, at about 4s. 9d. per 100 super, feet. 
Weight about 60 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Vinhatico {Eclurospenu7num hatshasaii) is a very common 
yellow or reddish yellow wood of light open grain and a 
good deal of sap, used for doors, windows, etc., and for 
furniture. That sold as Vinhatico raj ado is the better 
kind and beautifully marked. 
Weight 42 to 52 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Pegui {Canjocas hrasiliensu) is a yellow or brownish 
yellow wood, straight in grain, porous, fairly heavy and 
strong. It is used for general construction and for the 
planking of ships. 
Weight 64 lbs. per cubic foot. 
GuaruM {Peltogyne macrocarpus), a fine grained wood of 
violet colour, pores very numerous and filled with a white 
lime-like substance. Excellent for axles of carts and tubs, 
