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TIMBEE 
the West Indies, and several thousand tons are exported 
annually from Jamaica. 
Weight up to 46 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Waterwood (CliimarrJiis cymosa) is a valuable joiners' 
wood, the produce of a tree 50 to 60 ft. high, found in St. 
Vincent. In Dominica the same timber goes by the name 
of Bois Kiviere. 
Fiddlewood of Barbados {Citharexylam melanocardium) 
is much used for carpentry and wheelwrights' work, also 
for posts, etc. It is light brown in colour. 
Dogwood of Grenada and Jamaica {Piscidia erythrina) is 
used chiefly in building. The tree is only 15 to 30 ft. high. 
Weight about 56 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Galaba, the Galba of Trinidad {Calophyllum calaha), also 
known as Santa Maria, is an excellent and durable timber 
of pale reddish colour, which has few knots, is fairly hard, and 
does not shrink or split much in seasoning. It is easily 
worked, and may be considered a fair substitute for the 
plainest Honduras or Mexican cedar. It stands exposure 
to weather very well, and has been used in English ships 
for beams and planking. This timber is also found in 
Honduras and Central America. 
Weight 54 lbs. per cubic foot. 
Sabicu {Acacia for mosa) is found in Cuba and other West 
Indian islands. It somewhat resembles mahogany, is of a 
dark chestnut colour, and is easily mistaken for it, but is 
darker and often well figured. Close in grain, it stands the 
weather very well. It may be got in lengths of 30 to 40 ft. 
and up to 36 inches square. Used for shipbuilding in Cuba, 
but is not suitable for engineering work, as the fibres of the 
timber are often broken during the early stages of the 
