 | 1829 - 446 pagine
...most majestic of trees ; for though some rise to a greater height, this tree, like the oak and the cedar, impresses the spectator with the strongest...in the first instance, sold for 378^. ; resold for 52 5i. ; and would, had the dealers been certain of its quality, have been worth 1000Z. Mahogany of... | |
 | 1830 - 438 pagine
...most majestic of trees ; for though some rise to a greater height, this tree, like the oak and the cedar, impresses the spectator with the strongest...seven tons ; was, in the first instance, sold for 37S/. ; resold for 525?. ; and would, had the dealers been certain of its quality, have been worth... | |
 | Chaloner & Fleming, Liverpool - 1850 - 162 pagine
...vegetable world. The precise period of its growth is not accurately known ; but, as when large, it changes little during the life of a man, the time of its arriving at maturity is probably not less than 200 years. There are three species of Mahogany, 1st, Swietenia, being the common Mahogany, known to... | |
 | William Rhind - 1857 - 874 pagine
...mountains of Cuba, and those that open upon the bay of Honduras, the mahogany expands to so giantatrunk, divides into so many massy arms, and throws the shade...£525; and would, had the dealers been certain of ite quality, been worth £1000. Mahogany of remarkable fineness is very costly, being much prized as... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1909 - 908 pagine
...of 100 feet, the trunk being often twelve feet in diameter. It is of exceedingly slow growth ; and " the time of its arriving at maturity is probably not less than 200 years." Occasionally " small specimens have been found in southern Florida, and a similar tree,... | |
 | 1909 - 752 pagine
...period of its growth is not accurately known, but as, when large, it changes little during the life of man, the time of its arriving at maturity is probably not less than 200 years. The name " Swietenia " was given to mahogany in honor of the celebrated Baron VON SWIKTEN,... | |
 | Albert Shaw - 1909 - 1234 pagine
...of 100 feet, the trunk being often twelve feet in diameter. It is of exceedingly slow growth; and " the time of its arriving at maturity is probably not less than 200 years." Occasionally " small specimens have been found in southern Florida, and a similar tree,... | |
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Honduras, the mahogany expands to so giant a trunk, divides into so many massy arms, and throws the shade of its shining green leaves, spotted with tufts of pearly flowers, over so vast an extent of surface, that it is difficult to imagine a vegetable... 