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making furniture. The sap of this wood decays rapidly 
on exposure to the weather. The average height is 
about 50 feet, and it will square from 4 to 6 inches. 
Simarupa [Simaruba officinalis, Dec.) is plenti- 
ful throughout the colony, and grows to a large size on 
sandy soil and on islands in the river. The wood is of 
a light colour, light and close-grained, and is one of the 
most useful woods for partition, and other inside house 
wood. Wood-ants will not eat or injure it. The average 
height is about 90 feet, and it will square 24 inches. 
The bark of the root is used medicinally in cases of 
diarrhoea. 
KuRAHARA grows in sandy soil and on the edges of 
swamps. The wood is red, of the colour of cedar, and 
floats in water ; it is used for making canoes, planking 
boats and spars. The average height is about 96 feet, 
and it will square 20 inches free from sap. It has a 
resinous gum not used for any purpose. 
Duka, of two or three kinds, grow on dry sandy soil. 
The wood is light, and sawn into boards is useful for 
indoor housework, tables, &c. Its average height is 
about 50 feet, and it will square 10 inches, 
HACKIA [Tecoma sp ?) grows plentifully in some 
localities on dry sandy soil, and during the time it 
is in flower, in the month of November, is one of the 
most beautiful of our forest trees. The wood is ex- 
ceedingly hard, close-grained and heavy, and of a brown 
colour. It is valuable for making cogs and shafts, but is 
almost too hard for any other purpose. The average 
height is about 65 feet. It will square 12 or 14 inches. 
Kumara or Tonkin-bean, {Diptcrix odorata^ Willd.) 
