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182 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 dimensions, 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