. American forestry. Forests and forestry. CABINET WOODS OF THE FUTURE 729 Paparauba, Simaruha versicolor A. St. Hil. (Order Si}iianibacece.) Tree, sixty to eighty feet high, and about three feet in diameter. Wood, white, rather soft, and works very easily. Used in civil and naval construction and for cabinet work. Paracauba, or Angelim vermelho, Andira fraxinifolia Benth. (Order Lcguminosce.) Tree, forty to sixty feet high, and three feet in diameter. Wood, reddish, hard, heavy, usually cross grained, and takes a beautiful polish. Used for civil and naval construction and for cabinet work. Pe
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. CABINET WOODS OF THE FUTURE 729 Paparauba, Simaruha versicolor A. St. Hil. (Order Si}iianibacece.) Tree, sixty to eighty feet high, and about three feet in diameter. Wood, white, rather soft, and works very easily. Used in civil and naval construction and for cabinet work. Paracauba, or Angelim vermelho, Andira fraxinifolia Benth. (Order Lcguminosce.) Tree, forty to sixty feet high, and three feet in diameter. Wood, reddish, hard, heavy, usually cross grained, and takes a beautiful polish. Used for civil and naval construction and for cabinet work. Peroba do campo, Sweetia elegans Benth. (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, large, eighty to 100 feet in height, and sometimes four feet in diameter. Wood, varies from a light yellowish to a pinkish hue; the heartwood is some- times quite red, pinkish, or flesh colored. It is hard, moderately heavy, exceed- ingly fine grained, and takes a beautiful polish. Used for interior finish, con- struction timber, and also for furniture, for which it is highly esteemed. Rabugem or Roble, Platyrniscium blancheti Benth. (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, sometimes 100 feet high and three to four feet in diameter. Wood, hard, heavy, tough, and beautiful in grain. Used for building and cabinet work. Tambor, Macrolobiuiii vaupa F. Gmel. (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, tall. Wood, hard, heavy, and tough, taking a very good polish. Used for manufacturing wheels and cylinders for sugar ma- chines, and for cabinet work. Tamboril, known as Corotu in Pan- ama, Enterolohium timbouva var. Ca- nescens Engl. (Order Leguminosce.) Tree, among the most gigantic, attain- ing a height of ninety to 130 feet, and a diameter of nearly ten feet. Wood, light brown, rather soft, and quite porous, not strong, but durable, and re- motely resembling mahogany. Used for building, interior decoration, furni- ture, and boat building. Small vessels of twelve tons burden have been made out of a single log of this tree. Tinguaciba, Xanthoxylon sp
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