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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES.[CHAP.
| Number of the specimen. |
1 Inch. | 2 Inches. | 3 Inches. | 4 Inches. |
| Crushed with | Crushed with | Crushed with | Crushed with | |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| 12–15 | 2.875 | 11.500 | 22.500 | 38.500 |
| 16–19 | 2.375 | 9.500 | 24.000 | 38.125 |
| 20–23 | 2.250 | 10.625 | 22.125 | 37.500 |
| 24–27 | 2.250 | 10.500 | 23.125 | 39.125 |
| Total | 9.750 | 42.125 | 91.750 | 153.25 |
| Average | 2.437 | 10.531 | 22.937 | 38.312 |
| Do. per in. | 2.437 | 2.633 | 2.749 | 2.394 |
Nos. 28 & 29.
| Inches. | Tons. | Tons. | ||||
| One piece, | 8.5 × 10 × 12, | crushed with the weight of | 279.2 | = | 3.285 | per sq. in. |
| One Peice„ | 8.5×10×21, | crushed„ with the„ weight of„ | 245.5 | = | 2.887 | per sq in.„ |
E = 846100.S = 2054.
THE SANTA MARIA TREE.
is found in Honduras, in Central America, but is not considered to be abundant; and very little of it finds its way to the markets of this country. It is of nearly straight growth, and attains the height of 60 to 90 feet, with a circumference of from 7 to 9 feet, yielding very fine logs, measuring from 25 to 50 feet in length and from 12 to 22 inches square.
The wood is of a pale reddish colour, moderately hard, has a clean fine straight grain, and is a little porous. It is generally free from injurious heart or star-shake, has few knots, does not shrink much, and scarcely splits at all in seasoning. It is easily worked, and may there-
