and a h alf fquare. The fides are grooved o f four different fizes, as
the cloth is to.bemade-:o f a finer or coarfer thread; the handle is
round'; the beetle is called ;àyeÿ ; the beam, tdootdooa. ■
T d o o t d o o a , a large tree -lifcê'the: 5hefm.it, bears a nut'flatter,
and very oily.’ It will-riot burn well till a little fcbrched in the oven,
when it is fining on th e r ib J-&# the -cdëoâ-hut leaf, and'affords a
tolérable' light. The bark o f the root o f this tree alfo affords a light
brown dye, and the ftock is good fuel.
The fruit-trees have been mentioned, under the article o f provifions ;
it remains only to defcribe the principal trees on the mountains.
T o a is a large tree,a the wood fo exceedingly hard as to be wrought
with the greateft difficulty, even with the hardeft iron tool. The beft
axe is prefently fpoiled, as i f cutting againff ftone ; yet o f thistheyform
their war dubs, fpears, cloth-beaters, and, what fe'ilnarvellous, with
their own miferable tools o f ftone hand bon©;.' TheifïdaaBs are-fr®m
four to fix feet longy and their fpears from fba#eeri;&bighteen>:feek '
T he bark affords a brown dye.“ : :
T om A lto o n a vaft fpreadirig tree : oiit of-this they-’form" their-
canoes, pillows to fleep, and ftools to fit upon, pudding:ddlhes, and
trays,- all wrought With infinite labour out o f the folid wood. The
grain refembles walnut, and will take ah ighp o lifii. It bears a feed,
or rather nut, which is ufed with other ingredients to perfume their
cloth ; and'i is applied externally for wounds, and internally, for the
ill effedts arifing from eating fome kinds o f fifh.
M A rr a , a large tree : the wood hard j and when young, white
when old, brown. It is o f a fine - grain like box, and ufed -for
building canoes ; it alfo makes paddles for war canoes, cloth beams,
axe and adze helves and handles, &c. -
FwHv rwHY grows to the fize o f an oak, its grain.refembling the
white oak, and is ufed for canoes, chefts, and planks for various
ufes . .
A m a i ,- a dofe-grained wood, refembling mahogany, has a fweet
finell: it bears a pod not unlike the fcarlet bean. The tree is
la^ge, and ii&hferf 't o m o e s ^ 'a i « ! t '^ '^ ^ - * i d . l a a d k s . - When
planted ih the morais, it is there"'cdled 'ijmva,-:. and its leaves
a ^ m p k ^ e d in their rdigious eeranonkak The fubftitute and am-
harf&detriof a.chdef alwaysiearries th e branch of: this tree in his hand,
to give -Weight it© the-meflhge her delivers-ifhis being regarded as an
- emblem o f truth; arid he that bears it is. heard and received as -if the
triufefchimletf WSefe prefilnt; : ;
T pW * tree. the**nood arid.ufed fear common and
war canoes, for Tmooth planks on which- to Tcrapefthe ckrtrh^plant,
rind marayuat her inies.. s&i
• PooiRiow referirblesrour:elm5riandrds emplSyed- in building canoes,
iafters for houfes, and paddles; the infide -hark makes wafiting-
mats:, ropes, rand lines: fome o f thefe mats'-arei very fine,v and w-orn
in wet weather, ad
E y t o - • A very large tree, the wood a reddifli brows, likbmahts-
Igpnji; nearly as hard as1 toa, and :ufed in many parts of the canoes.
-The (harkaffords a brown dye fo.r cloth, nets, and lines:; and, though
, only fieeped in cold water, .the colour never wafhes out.
T e r r o t ’a v a , a hard white wood, v e ry . tough,' forms; thehut-
riggers for canoes, railing for houfes, and all fuch kind o f fencing, -
and is preferred on account o f its durability.
E a j .e , the yellow and brown fandal wood, grows in ;the. mtaun-
tams.’ but is fcarce; being precious,, its growth might be.encouraged
■ bp planting, - or perhaps a more careful examination -will difeover a
greater .abundance.. .
; H oo td o o . A large fpreading -tree, the wood not hard,, employed
in building canoes; bears a.large nut, thick in the middle,
and tapering at each end. It will intoxicate the fifh,©when mixed
with bait, fo that they rife to the furface, and may be taken by
hand, but is not often ufed.
T ow - A low tree, with wide fpreading branches. T h e wood is
white and fo ft; o f this they make fcoops for bailing; the -canoes.