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present year the known distribution of 7'. utilis was extended 
to Sierra Leone by the receipt of specimens from Mr. C. E. 
Lane-Poole, accompanied by some interesting notes which may 
be summarised as follows :— 
Heritiera utilis is a large forest tree, common throughout the 
Colony and Protectorate. The roots are intermediate in 
‘‘Hamon,”’ probably a corruption of Almond; it is also called 
“‘Red Cedar,’’ which is a better name. The Mendis call it 
and hold it in high esteem. In the old days it was 
used for shingles, and the old records of Waterloo contain pages 
of complaints in regard to the shingling of the manager’s house. 
It appears that it had to be renewed every five years. 
Young seedlings up to a year old bear simple (unifoliolate) 
leaves only. From that time onwards until the tree flowers the 
leaves produced are digitate, but those of the flowering shoots 
are again simple. 
Mr. Lane-Poole’s remarks on the nature of the leaves carry 
the more weight in that they were based on continued observa- 
tion of the young trees in the nurseries and plantations under 
his charge. Dr. Chevalier, whose notes were based on W 
received from him in 1911 bears simple leaves only. 
He describes 7. utilis as a tree 80-100 ft. high, with a clear 
trunk 50-65 ft. high and 13-2! ft. in diameter. The bark is 
reddish-gray, thick, with longitudinal cracks. The wood is red, 
: Srerra Leone. Babadoori Valley, Lane-Poole 399. Ivor 
Coast. Alépé, Chevalier 16232;t° Azagué, Chevalier 22299. 
Gorn Coast Corony. Hunisu, Thompson 1: Imbraim, Thom? 
oe 25; Wassidimo, east of Bensu, Chipp 210; evergreen forest, 
Ajakwa, north of Chama, Chipp 204. — 
VernacuraR Names. Sierra Leone: Hamon, Red Cedar, 
Yawi (Mendi). Ivory Coast: Kouanda (Attié), Gniango? 
(Agni), Kokotsi (Fanti). Gold Coast: Nyankom. 
T. A. S- 
* A good illustration of.the butt eti dendron 
. oe ae ress roots of Turrietia Argyroaene”., 
eT ree: and N.S. Wales) is given in Queensl. Agric. Journ: vol. iby 
Tt Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Frane. vol. v 95 ae mentioned 
applied to the market eonditiats in 1908-09. noise thee fi 
+ Veg. Ut. Afr. Trop. Frane. vy. p- 250. 
