Maria Preta, (for building.)
Figueira, (for building.)
Jugá, (for building.)
Guabiroba, (for building.)
Guarahyúba, (for fencing.)
Pitanga, (for fencing.)
Jaboticaba, (delicious fruit.)
These specimens of wood represent the useful growths of timber in this district of the province of São Paulo, and there are likewise a great number of palm trees, different qualities of cane, (bamboo and taqueira,) with a variety of vines, of which the sipo is especially valuable for cordage and other uses.
The guaranta is the best material for fencing, as it splits readily and is very durable. The hardness of most of the wood in this country is the most serious obstacle to using it in the form of plank.
Specimens of the following-named grasses have likewise been furnished to General Wood: