Name. 
Weight. 
Heartwood. 
From Mozambique — contd. 
Mucuva 
M'pdcala 
Candala 
Macixe 
Currai . 
Mielamache 
Nailac . 
Meleva 
Roto 
Canhubo 
Medium . 
Medium . 
Very heavy 
Medium . 
Medium . 
Medium . 
Medium . 
Medium . 
Light 
Light . 
The Timbers. 
Alburnum. 
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Brown-red 
Brown-red 
None . 
None . 
Black, small 
Brown-red 
Reddish, small 
Grain. 
Red-brown 
Grey 
Buff-brown 
Satinwood 
Bark. 
Fine 
Flaky . 
Fine, wavy flakes 
Fine . 
Very fine . 
Very fine 
Fine . 
Fine, satiny 
Coarse, porous 
Medium, flaky 
Leathery, thin. 
Thick. 
Thick, rough. 
Very thin, trunk 
ridged. 
Granular. 
much 
Thin, fibrous. 
Medium, rough. 
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valuable, which can be brought into market in bulk and command attention, the balance havinj to "“f? a ki " dS tlM * pn thc ( l uun,il >' of 21 of the most 
but as such fetching only the usual price of mixed material. Beautiful form tare timbers .cn .i , 8 r \ ,,ardwoods or mixed softwoods in accordance with their nature 
the log-collections the finest of these, of large size, were unnameTan^ " ^ abound, and unfortunately in 
railway sleepers is very considerable ; while the number and wide distribution of soft plank timbers rend f dUmble ; " ,d largC or fair| y Iar 8<-‘ timbers lit for 
served by the ports of the Province. The only trouble is that they do not grow ready ^seasoned ^ house-building material unnecessary for any district 
various hardwoods suitable for Transvaal and Rhodesian requirements exist in iZd^l Z t ° ngwA ' ? are th « im P 0rled Ambers on arrival. Poles and props of 
contractors and financiers. These subjects will be further dealt with in Chapter VI ’ " “ atter ° f C ° lleclion and consignment is well worth the attention of 
