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ship-timbers in the Brazilian dockyards. Judged by the 
specimen, this appears to be of good quality. 
THE INCARANDA-TAN TREE. 
The wood is reddish in colour, close-grained, and fit 
to be employed for furniture and ornamental work. It 
is used for these purposes, and might be made available 
for architectural works, as it appears to be of good 
quality. 
THE SECURIPA TREE. 
This is a brown-coloured wood, of moderate weight,, 
and fair quality. It is believed to attain large dimen¬ 
sions, and being of straight growth, it would convert well 
into planks, boards, and scantlings, for employment in 
Architecture. It is used for planking and beams in 
ship-building. 
THE GUARABU TREE. 
The wood is puce-coloured, and fine in grain; its 
pores, which are very numerous, being filled with a hard 
white substance. It is stated to be of straight growth 
and large dimensions, and would therefore be applicable 
to naval and civil architecture, as well as other purposes.. 
It is used in ship-building the same as the Securipa. 
THE MACARANDUBA TREE. 
The wood is red in colour, close-grained, strong, and 
heavy. It is occasionally used for ship-building in the 
Brazils ; and, if the dimensions are suitable, it probably 
would be found available for architectural works, as it 
appears to be of good quality. 
THE MERIQUITIARA TREE. 
A reddish-coloured wood, moderate in weight, and 
apparently of good quality. If it attains to large 
