Notes respecting the Isthmus of Panamà.
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thing like ash; bears the lime, or small lemon of the country; it is a native of dry ground, and grows to but a small size.
Laurel.—A coarse, brownish whim wood; tough, long-grained, and soft; has a small heart; grows to about two feet diameter, and is used for building common houses.
Laureño.—Soft; a dirty white colour; coarse-grained, brittle, and light; is common, and grows to a small size.
Moro—(Fustic); yellow, with a long fine grain; hard and tough; grows to the size of three feet six inches diameter; a fine dye; very common in the woods on the banks of the river Chagres; has a peculiar smell.
Mamaisillo.—A close grain; grows from six inches to one foot diameter; the grain something like birch, but very tough, and yellowish, reddish, and red-brown; is much used for rafters, and is common.
Mangle. (Mangrove?)—Close grain, like birch; reddish-brown, and very hard; is much used as timber for vessels; is very common throughout the low and swampy lands near the coast.
Madroño a la sano.—Like lime-tree; yellowish white; of a beautiful close grain; herd, tough, and heavy; grows to one foot four inches diameter; is common, and used for uprights in house-building.
Madroño fino.—Like box; an excellent wood for turning; grows to the size of one foot six inches diameter, and is common.
Membrillo.—White, hard, tough, close-grained, and lightish; grows to a small size, and. common.
Muta polo.—So called from its killing any other tree that it grows near; a long, close, soft, shiny grain; white, tough, and very common; grows to a large size.
Mamey.—Like cherry-tree; a fruit-tree of the country; a hard, close grain; grows to about two feet diameter, and is tough; not very common.
Malageto.—Like ash.
Maria.—Grows exceedingly straight, and useful for masts and yards; white; long, close grain; soft and light; grows to one foot six inches diameter.
Majaguillo.—
Majagua.—
Nispero.—Hard, close grain; yellowish white, tough, and light; grows to about two feet diameter; is common, and used for house-building.
Naranjito.—Like beech; a very tough, close-grained wood, of a lightish brown; only grows to a small size.
Naranjo del monte.—Like box: a very fine, yellowish, close-grained wood; very tough, and rather hard; grows to the size of from six inches to one foot diameter; us particularly used for planes, tools, and axe-handles, but is not very plentiful.
Niema de huevo.—A very tough, yellow wood, with a long, coarse grain; grows to about a foot or fourteen inches diameter;
