APPENDIX. 413 
Pine, long-leaved (P. macropliyl- 
lum). 
Poknoboy (. Badris balanoidea). 
Sandpaper-tree ( Guratella Ameri¬ 
cana ), — the rough leaves used 
for sandpaper. 
Hog-gum ( Symphonia globuli- 
fera). 
Walnut ( Picrodendron juglans). 
Tamarind ( Tamarindus Indicd). 
Melon. 
Espina blanca ( Acacia Arabica). 
Copal (Hedwigia balsamifera'). 
Copalche, small (Strychnos p>seudo- 
qnina). 
Pimiento (Pimenta vulgaris). 
Zebra-wood {Eugenia fragrans). 
Mignonette-tree {Laiosonia iner - 
mis). 
Totascamite, — yellow. 
Guazuma ( G. tomentosa). 
Pepeto. 
Dulcete. 
Oak {Ilex sideroxyloides). 
Tamacillo. 
Zapotillo. 
Caumillo. 
Spanish plum {Spondias pur¬ 
purea ). 
Santa Maria ( Calophyllum ca- 
laba). 
Filo. 
Macaligua. 
Loro. 
Madrefera. 
Sincho. 
Pomegranate ( Punica granatum). 
Sapodilla {Achras sapota). 
Ziricote, — beautifully marked ; 
heavy. 
Pine, mountain (P. Ayacahuite). 
Pine (P. fill folia). 
Maho {Spondias?). 
Sapoton {Pachira macrocarpa). 
Tamarind, wild ( Pithecolobium 
jilicifolium ). 
White-wood ( Oreodaphne leucox- 
ylon ). 
Willow, yellow {Salix). 
Ebony, mosaic ( Brya ebenus). 
Balsam {Myrospermum salvato- 
riensis). 
Pimientillo. 
Qualm {Cecropiapeltata). 
LEAF-CUTTING ANTS. 
The (Ecodoma, Zompopos, or leaf-cutting ants, are such a pest 
to the fruit-growers of Central America that I have quoted from 
Mr. Belt the most satisfactory account of their habits that has 
ever been published. He says : — 
“The first acquaintance a stranger generally makes with them is 
on encountering their paths on the outskirts of the forest crowded 
with the ants, — one lot carrying off the pieces of leaves, each piece 
about the size of a sixpence and held up vertically between the jaws 
of the ant, another lot hunying along in an opposite direction empty 
handed, but eager to get loaded with their leafy burdens. If he fol- 
