OF HONDURAS.


it, it can scarcely be deemed less impor-
tant.
 Independent of the mahogany tree, the
 value of which has been previously point-
 ed out, there is an infinite variety of other
 kinds, the growth of Honduras, fitted in
 as many ways for the most useful purposes,
 but more particularly for purposes of a
 maritime nature. Of this class may be
 enumerated, as being entitled to particular
 distinction, the three species of the Man-
 grove, red, white, and black: that of the
 former colour is greatly preferred for
 the firmness of its texture and its extraor-
 dinary durability: the bark it furnishes
 has been thought little inferior to that
 of the oak, when applied to the pur-
 pose of tanning leather. This species
 of the Mangrove usually grows on the
 borders of the sea, or on the edges of
the rivers and creeks contiguous to it:
the second and last kinds are found
more inland.