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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES.[CHAP.

Table XCI.
Vertical Experiments on cubes of
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-