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convenient size, after the bark and sapwood have 
been chipped away. 
4. In manufacturing the dye the logs are first 
chipped or rasped into small pieces. These are 
then left to soak in water, which they stain to a 
reddish-brown colour, and from this liquid dyes of 
many different shades can be prepared. 
The best logwood comes from Campeachy, but 
great quantities of the wood are also obtained in 
Honduras, Hayti, and Jamaica. 
5. The tree is an easy one to cultivate; and so 
freely does it seed itself, that young ones may be 
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