State Library of NSW
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Madeira
Septr.
specimens of such as could be procurd in flower.
We tryed here to learn what Species of wood it is which has been imported into England, & is now known to Cabinet makers by the name of Madeira mahogeny, but without much success, as we did could not hear Learn that any wood had been exported out of the Island by that name; the wood however of the tree calld here Vigniatico, Laurus indicus Linn. bidds fair to be the thing, it being of a fine grain & brown like mahogeny, from which it is dificult to distinguish it, which was is well shewn at Dr Heberdens house where in a bookcase vigniatico & mahogeny were placd close by each other, & were only to be known asunder by the first being not quite so dark colourd as the other.
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