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been brought from there. It is imported into Great Britain 
in large quantities as square logs from the West Indies and 
Central America, largely from Honduras and Tobasco, 
some in small sizes from Venezuela ; round logs have also 
recently been brought from Columbia, near the Isthmus of 
Panama. The logs are 24 to 26 inches square and up to 28 ft. 
long. The timber is largely used for furniture and decorative 
work instead of mahogany, and like mahogany is sold per 
superficial foot 1 inch thick and often costs quite as much. 
It is softer and easier to work than mahogany, and lighter. 
In its native district as well as in Europe it is used for 
internal house joinery and also for ship and boat building, 
and particularly in the construction of our light racing 
boats. Its peculiar odour protects it from attack by 
insects. The sapwood is narrow and reddish white, the 
heartvvood reddish or cinnamon brown, the annual rings 
are wide and distinct, and the medullary rays also distinct 
and numerous. 
Weight about 37 lbs. per cubic foot. 
In 1907 over 700,000 ft., board measure, of cedar were 
imported into Liverpool. Cedar is also found in New South 
Wales, though none is sent to the English market, and 
there is some very excellent cedar in Paraguay which is 
largely used in Argentina. 
