Observations on the various kinds of Timber of New South Wales', undated (Series 35.45) - No. 0005

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from the Mahogany of Jamaica.  In ship building it will be found particularly adapted to framing.  Its largest size is 4 feet.

8 Cedar nearly resembles the Mahogany of Honduras and might be applied to the same purposes. When growing it resembles the Mountain ash. This is the soundest timber in the Colony and grows to 4 feet.

9 Box (so called from its leaves) is a sound and very tough wood, its size about 2½ feet and it would answer for every purpose of ship building.

10 Honeysuckle (named from its leaf also) is a soft wood fitter for joiners work than for ship building. At Port Jackson its size does not exceed two feet, but at Port Philip it is found good to four, its limbs are crooked