The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-13

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..,,lv Prepared Qescrlp-
!, Of the Woods of the
Hawaiian Islands,
|. .,ors,,ly for the " Pacific coast
=, I'D Iron" by its own CORES
Idsntl.
lCOncludedl
..miDiscences suggest them
|. he sight Of the Iliahi or San
/ \ " S.ntalnm FreycinetianulIm
|, ,ooorery, simultaneous with
r. of d Vancouver, brought ggis TIE lie
~ ;nl0 prominence as a field tor
" III venture. The China and
y 70 traders Of the latter part OF
s.0ning Of the present century
/ he golden harvest while II
. '. : their trade and demand
I'LL. ,,.lp' as to utterly denude the
E ga coveted article. American
!, ~ accredited with having en-
\ INNS share, in which John
~ wv Was not behind. The busi-
n ip1sugurated in 1870 or 81 by
Ir,nam Of the brig Hope, who
mate under Capt. Kendrick of
ia, visiting the islands a year
irOus. When the chiefs saw
\ that had been done they
sm the cutting OF sandalwood
nuug growth could have a
4 kB still scarce and will prob
u again figure as an article OF
I'm the islands.
5aO or Bastard Sandalwood,
m SaniEicense, was next tried
Il China's demand for fragrant
In their Joss houses, but while
a like the sandalwood, its frag-
h more pungent and not so en-
s It's said to be a good frewood,
much like pitch pine. This
Dis applied by Hawaiians to
ticuIar wood only when young Of
pa state, and when it becomes
e wood dry its name is changed
The specimens of both in The
D show no similarity, and two
Elections Of each (all from diff
Of the islands) showed thu
parked differences. The forme
grain, rather open and conse
light, while the latter is of
bin, Verv hard and much heavier
sa durable house timber.
hG breadfruit, Autographs in
soft grained, reddish wood
lch like the Spanish Cedar
4 utility as a cabinet wood i
BY its desirability as a foo
beng in fact a vegetable
atlltiOn instead of it's misnome
70 The sap Of the tree is yer
and was used by the old Dir
N searching for the rare O.
Tor the royal feather cloak
es also were used for polishing
Dark for medicinal purposes.
PINK colored, close graine
nd and evidently durable, is tt
deOmeles anthyllidifolia. TIL
ore as a straight and slim shirt
cumbersome branches, eN
digestive for the spear uses
Vas put by the Hawaiians, Il
l9 Ulel spears in their anus
soaring mice.
hea'e, Zanthorylum Kani
Spale yellowish wood of clio
a = Tor spears, 90 handles, e
u viscosa, is a hard, f
s0G 1 Of recognized durabllir
Yellow shade; leaves used
purposes.
mot identifed) is a whit
vlOSe grain. The trees or
sIe said to produce an ediI
H. s'7 seeds have blueish color
Sa IGoea elatiOr, is a good, s
,5 selloS wood, though not T
'u u!. beauty for cabinet work
sSOaIast with others. Tt
due S'e yellow rims on cane
hi 'sOle wood for building
or. Or Valance, Plectropia c
b,, qduO'Aer yellowish wood.
h. usr aud heavier than the f
bi II leaves "a furnished a colo
/ t5si,h laval used to deco
sS saslf ea!abashes. ''
ia = ,. Of Koli, as it is someti
nj 'TpG?galzed the common ca
here n MENUS Communis. W
opp IN u ,,l places to be quite wo
ad:s ,Tases are deemed effacaC
the s' bsss by simply banda
,, W'Iikstremia foetida Ali,
i, al B;hi BrOnssaisia Arguta,
hoods sio W youngianus. ar,
aasJI = 81 little or no value.
gilg. Do !; used in fishing fo
md s seasoning effect, and i
ecOnd mus mus are used medicir
hui. uaned is said to pr t,irl
l 'a3t idsss at a white W,
q spe.gs grain; also used sai'G in W
baldin"' OF 90 handles. AZ
earsucas ? purposes; resemble Is
mot id. Of grain. '''
pods IL ltae.11tifed) is one Of tho
shrub the aSs collection, and t 4
that O'oggl growth has a rich ilp " y!
An UtSsss it Of value &c for =
= tS Or iNlsisSiGi'o C USsS s5%iiaF
aapsspSiafa The nf !. latter partakeI
~. tie latter is s1 ef r q 6asn Goa :
4. Roody Variety Of the pr H i
sht Ss5sbTs White it and Of ofi little h'
Used Il rendered these s@'i tSa
q GstsanaalileS. exhibitions h a.
'"sli by lish iiDsi' the hs'