APPENDIX. 
W HAT an attic-room is to the thrifty housewife, an appen¬ 
dix is to the maker of a book. Some things that do 
not seem to be in place in the parlor or chamber are yet 
useful, and altogether too good to be thrown away, so they 
are put into the garret to await the expected use. In a book 
there are matters that the writer thinks ought to interest 
some reader, things that will be missed if they are not under 
the same roof, — I mean between the covers of the volume in 
hand, — and yet the skill is wanting to incorporate these odd 
pieces (of furniture, if you wish) in the orderly chapters of the 
book. And so I give you here several long notes and some 
longer lists. 
A LIST OF COMMON CABINET WOODS, DYE-WOODS, 
AND TIMBER. 
Almond (Amygdalus communis ). 
Fustic (Madura tinctoria). 
Funera. 
Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani ), 
— of various kinds, as red, cir¬ 
cular, buttress. 
Mangrove ( Bhizophora Mangle) ; 
the wood is dark red, and ver}' 
durable. 
Mangrove (R. Candel) ; the wood 
is very heavy and takes a fine 
polish. 
Granadillo, — a very solid dark- 
red wood, much used for tables. 
Ronron. 
Guachapeli, — a dark, very hard 
and strong wood, used in boat¬ 
building. 
Madre cacao (JErythrina ), — soft. 
Alligator wood (Guarea Swart- 
zii). 
Trompillo. 
Tepemis, — yellow. 
Una de gato {Pithecolobium un- 
guis-cati ). 
Blood-wood (Laplacea hcema- 
toxylon ). 
Palo de Cortez. 
