Excerpt from A Guide to the Identification of the More Useful Timbers of Nigeria Unfortunately, it is but rarely that a Specimen has been accompanied by the name of the collector. As this detail is of the first importance we strongly impress upon all friends who send us specimens the imperative necessity of proper authenticity. Failing this, our custom is to accept a Specimen as being of a reputed species whenever we find that it agrees with others similarly reputed, that have been received from different sources, otherwise the identity of the specimen must be regarded as provisional only. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.