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Mahogany species can crossbreed when they grow in proximity, and the hybrid between S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla is widely planted for timber. The history of the American mahogany trade dates back to the 17th century when the wood was first noticed by Europeans during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Bennett has been described as the head of the wood-cutting oligarchy in Belize City. [2] The Belize entrepôt became de facto the colony British Honduras with the treaty that ended the Anglo-Spanish War (1779–1783), and gained further territory from Spain as a result of the Convention of London (1786); [3] That convention also led to the British Black River settlement to the east being ...
The genus is famed as the supplier of mahogany, at first yielded by Swietenia mahagoni, a Caribbean species, which was so extensively used locally and exported that its trade ended by the 1950s. These days almost all mahogany is yielded by the mainland species, Swietenia macrophylla , although no longer from its native locations due to the ...
Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, [3] Honduran mahogany, [3] Honduras mahogany, [4] or big-leaf mahogany [5] is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber ( Swietenia ), the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis .
The action centred on a fictional small clothing workshop (the title is a reference to the textile industry), Fenner's Fashions in London. [1] Although run by Harold Fenner (Peter Jones) and the foreman and pattern cutter Reg Turner (), the female workers are led by militant shop steward Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin), ever ready to strike, with the catchphrase "Everybody out!"
The same goes for cherry, ebony, ironwood, oak, rosewood, teak ,etc. Mahogany is used for any number of woods (incorrectly, in varying degrees). Exceptions are about half the woods listed on the wikipedia page such as those of Cedrela, Toona, etc which I never heard of being traded as mahogany. I guess this shows that wikipedia is doomed.
David Dickinson MBE (born David Gulesserian; 16 August 1941) is an English antiques dealer and television presenter.Between 2000 and 2004, Dickinson hosted the BBC One antiques show Bargain Hunt, where he was succeeded by Tim Wonnacott.
In the 1993 episode "Rosebud" of the animated series The Simpsons the chorus is played during a slide show of scenes from Mr. Burns's life. In an episode of Everybody Hates Chris when Chris lies to his mother about having a good math grade, she shows up at his math class. Fearing his death, his life flashes before his eyes; the song plays ...