180 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. [chap. 
Table XCI. 
Vertical Experiments on cubes of— 
Number 
of the 
specimen. 
1 Inch. 
2 Inches. 
3 Inches. 
4 Inches. 
Crushed with 
Crushed with 
Crushed with 
Crushed with 
12—15 
16—19 
20—23 
24—27 
Tons. 
2-875 
2-375 
2-250 
2-250 
Tons. 
II-500 
9-500 
IO-625 
10-500 
Tons. 
22- 500 
24-000 
22-125 
23- 125 
Tons. 
38-500 
38- 125 
37 TOO 
39 - I 25 
Total. . 
975 ° 
42-I25 
91-750 
I 53-25 
Average . 
2-437 
IO- 53 I 
22-937 
38-312 
Do. per in. 
2-437 
2-633 
2 749 
2-394 
Nos. 28 & 29. 
Inches. Tons. Tons. 
One piece, 8'5 x 10 x 12, crushed with the weight of 279-2 = 3-285 per sq. in. 
,, 8-5x10x21, ,, ,, ,, 245-5 = 2-887 ,, 
E = 846100. S = 2054. 
THE SANTA MARIA TREE 
is found in Honduras, in Central America, but is not 
considered to be abundant; and very little of it finds 
its way to the markets of this country. It is of nearly 
straight growth, and attains the height of 60 to 90 feet, 
with a circumference of from 7 to 9 feet, yielding very 
fine logs, measuring from 25 to 50 feet in length and 
from 12 to 22 inches square. 
The wood is of a pale reddish colour, moderately 
hard, has a clean fine straight grain, and is a little porous. 
It is generally free from injurious heart or star-shake, 
has few knots, does not shrink much, and scarcely splits 
at all in seasoning. It is easily worked, and may there- 
