Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ... It is used in the same way. (Grosourdy, 2: 390.) Hortones. A variety of banana or plantain mentioned by Hill, but not described. Hoya carnosa. An ornamental plant of the milkweed family, introduced from the Malay region and now naturalized in several of the West Indies. Hucar. "Bois immortelle," good for coffee and cacao shades; specific gravity, 1.06 (Hansard). See also ' bucar' and ' ucar.' Probably refers to Erythrina poeppigiana. Hucar amarillo. A tree from all parts of the island; height. 80 to 85 feet (24 to 25 meters); diameter, 50 to 55 inches (125 to 137 centimeters). Wood yellowish, very hard; specific gravity, 1.080; used in boat building. (Exp. 1857.) Captain Hansard calls this "bois immortelle" and says that it is good for coffee and cacao shades; specific gravity given at 1.07. Hucar bianco. See Bucida buceras. A tree from all parts of the island; height, 80 to 85 feet (24 to 25 meters); diameter, 45 to 80 inches (112 to 200 centimeters). Wood white, very hard; specific gravity, 1.093; used in boat building. (Exp. 1857.) Hucar colorado. Bois immortelle, good for coffee and cacao shades. Specific gravity, 0.93. (Captain Hansard.) Hucar prieto. A tree from all parts of the island; height, 70 to 75 feet (21 to 23 meters); diameter, 40 to 45 inches (100 to 112 centimeters). Wood dark, very hard; specific gravity, 1.073; used in boat building. (Exp. 1857.) Grosourdy (2: 390) says this is a variety of "hucar blanco" (Bucida buceras) differing only in having the wood dark gray in color. Hucarillo. A tree from the eastern part of the island; height, 40 to 45 feet (12 to 14 meters); diameter, 20 to 24 inches (50 to 60 centimeters). Wood white,"hard; specific gravity, 0.943; used in building houses. (Exp. 1857.) Capta...
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