157 



W 



kxL — Sap undefined, white, deepening to a straw 



yellow. 



Rays. — 240, pale-yellow, sinuous, less than 1-lOOtli 

 inch deep; little specks on quarter. Pores. — 

 3.000 to 3,500, single and radially septate (2-3). 

 Soft tissue. — Close wavy lines thicker than rays, 

 continuous and few broken, about 120 to the 

 inch radius. General. — A grey timber, showing 

 a nice walnut grain on back, which is caused by 

 the alteration of hard and soft tissue. Solution 

 wood colourless, no precipitate. Cuts firm ; 33 lb. 

 per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Baroi. 



Date. — October. 



NTative 



names. — Haiaka (Vailala), Amane 



(Evara), Bakuma (Buna). 

 Remarks. — Worth attention; a useful wood. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 



No. 295 



Large tree*, with a girth of 9 feet, a bole of GO feet, 

 and standing 100 feet over all. Buttressed up 



to 10 feet. 



Leaves. 



Bark.- 



i 



Apparently deciduous. 



inch thick, red-brown 



seal 



y> 



scales 



papery, no thickness of layers; inner bark 

 orange. Solution amber, green precipitate. 



Wood. 



Kavs. 



Sap undefined, yellow and brown rings. 



—240, yellow, some quite coarse, others fine; 

 up to l-50th inch deep; show up as specks on 

 quarter. Pores. — Conspicuous, 1,500 to 2,000, 



single and radially septate (2-3). Encrusted 

 with bright yellow deposit. Soft tissue. — Con- 

 spicuous, 60, very wavy rather broken linee to 

 the inch radius; they are coarser than the rays, 

 and cross the pons frequently along septa. 

 General. — A grey-brown wood, with a pretty 

 speckled quarter grain and walnut grain on the 

 back due to soft tissue. Solution wood colourless. 



very pale-green precipitate. Cuts firm; £H lb, 



per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Baroi. 

 Date. — October. 

 Native names. — -TTiri or Hidi (Vailala), Ururo 



(Evara). 



Remarks. — The brown 



rings 



- 



how up well when 



timber is cut on back and give an oak-grained 



appearance. 

 Material collected. 



Bark, wood. 



No. 298, see 88 



Large tree with a girth of 9 feet, a bole of 70 feet, 



and 110 feet over all. ITnbnt tressed. 



Leaves. — Compound, trifoliate, stalk to junction of 

 lateral leaflets 2 to 3| inches, rarely 4 inches; 

 petiole of lateral leaflets £ to \ inch, of terminal 

 leaflet f to 2} inches; blades of all three, 3^ to 

 4 inches x 4| to 5 inches; ovate, acuminate, 

 serrate, slightly coriaceous, glabrous ; midribs 

 and veins a yellow green; exudes a pale-red gum. 



Bark. — J inch thick, grey-brown, somewhat stringy 

 and scaly, outside traversed with longitudinal 

 white fibres; inner bark streaked pink and \'e<\. 

 Solution colourless, precipitate a little cloudy. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, pale yellow deepening to a 



red-brown. 



Kays. — 220, coarse and fine, red-brown, very 

 slightly sinuous, generally speaking straight and 

 regular, l-90th inch deep, show up as nice, long, 

 thin lines on quarter. Pores.— ('bar, 4,500 to 



5,000, rather evenly scattered 



* 



evenly 

 radiallv septate (2-4). 



and 



Soft tissue. — Absent. 



single 



General. — A pink wood with fl contorted grain. 



Solution wood colourless, slightly discoloured 

 precipitate. Cuts firm; 37 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Baroe. 



Nate. — October. 



Native names. — Koraikavivi (Vailala), Tun mm? 



(Suku), Time (l)oura). 

 Remarks. — Sound for constructional purposes in 

 round or large-sectioned timbers. Very prone 



to warp and twist when cut into quarterings. 

 Apparently durable. A log on Mr. Lett's plan- 

 tation that lias been down 7 years is still sound. 

 Material collected. — Leaves, bark, wood. 



Xo. 299 



Large tret 4 with a girth of 10 feet, a bole of 75 feet, 

 and 110 feet over all; no buttresses, but spur- 

 rooted. 



Leaves. — Bunched at end of branches, simple, 

 alternate; petiole, 3| inches stout, curved down, 

 and then curved again where it joins the leaf, 

 bringing the latter horizontal; blade, up to 8 

 inches x 5 inches; obovate, thick, very coriaceous, 



covered with a grey down below, glabrous above 4 . 



Bark.— 5-1 6th inch thick, reddish brown, pitted 

 and scaly, surface is corky; inner bark streaked 

 yellow and white. Solution very faint yellow, 

 no precipitate. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, white or pale-yellow. 

 Kays. — Clear. 200, pale vellow or white, more or 



less sinuous, less than l-100th inch deep, 



visible as specks on quarter. Pores. — Conspicuous, 



9,000. more or less evenly scattered, single and 



radially septate (2-4). Soft tissue. — Fine white 

 lilies ladder-rung the rays. For the most part 

 they start at one ray and stop at the next, hnt 

 here and there continuous lines occur ahout 4 to 

 the inch. Thev are a little finer than ravs. 



General. — A white, light, soft wood, attacked by 



just 



blue fungus which streaks the 



pore 



grooves. 

 Cuts 



Solution wood colourless, no precipitate. 



soft, but rather clean; 2S lb. per cubic foot. 

 Locality. — Baroi. 

 Date— 23rd October, 1822. 



Native names. — 1 lorahora (Vailala), Pu-Iri 



(Evara). 

 Remarks. — .V light, soft, porous wood, 



Material collected. — Leaves bark, wood. 



Xo. 302 



serrate, acute, midribs and veins yellow. 



Large tree, 7^-ft. girth, 75-ft. bole, and 100 feet 

 over all; narrow buttresses to 7 feet. 



Leaves. — Crowded at extremities of branches, 

 simple, alternate; petiole, 1 to 2 inches; bladn, 



3| to 6 inches x 2 to %\ inches; oblong to ellip- 

 tical, 



prominent; base of leaf slightly cordate. 



Bark. — Grey, pustular, otherwise smooth ; inner 

 bark yellow; solution tawny, muddy precipi- 

 tate. 



Wood. — Sap undefined, white or pale' yellow. 



Rays. — :>.">() to 450, about 60 coarse, conspicuous, 



wavy, and kinked here and there around a pore; 

 i-SOth inch deep; remainder very fine and 



broken by pores. Pores. — Conspicuous, 1,500 to 



2,500, single and septate (2-5). froi't tissue* — 



Absent. General; — A pale wood with brown 

 pore grooves. Solution wood colourless, no pre* 



cipitate. Cuts soft; 38 lb. per cubic foot. 



Locality. — Baroi. 



Date. — October. 



Native names. — II uda-II 



(Evara), 



u 



(Vailala), Ourkapu 



