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XXII.] in 1860–61 with the Chow, Pingow, and Kranji; it is of straight growth and very large dimensions, yielding timber from 25 to 45 feet in length, and from 12 to 24 inches square. It has no rich scent like that of the camphor wood of India.

The wood is light red in colour, and has some resemblance to Honduras Mahogany ; it is plain, close and straight in the grain, moderately hard and tough, and nearly as strong as the Pingow. The defects of this wood are, a sponginess about the early concentric layers, which, combined with the prevalence of star-shake, is very detrimental to the quality and usefulness of it; on this account it would be most suitable for such conversions as admit of its use in the greatest bulk.

Its employment being thus somewhat restricted, it will probably not be esteemed either among engineers or builders in this country.

—All broke with splinters 4 to 8 inches in length.