Description of the Woods in the Collection. IT 



abnormally so. Evenly distributed, widely scattered; mostly 

 single, many pairs and some groups of 3-7 pores. 



Bays. Visible with the lens ; very fine ; uniform ; regular, about 

 the width of a Pore apart or a little less, lightly avoiding the Pores. 



Rings. Well defined ; boundary a zone of Pore-less and denser 

 wood ; contour regular. Nine rings per inch of radius in my speci- 

 mens on an average. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement; type of Chlorophora (see 

 above). In conspicuous, light-coloured zones embedding the Pores, 

 and here and there broken up to mere wings to them. 



Pith.( ?) 



Radial Section. The Pores are few but coarse, empty grooves, 

 frequently twinned. They bleed after a time and stain the sur- 

 face. The Rays are narrow, inconspicuous flakes. The Rings 

 are not indicated. The soft tissue is responsible for the " coarse- 

 grained " appearance of the wood, rather than the Pores. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but the soft tissue tends to 

 become more prominent, and the Rays need the microscope, being 

 minute and about '25 m/m. high. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 16/2672. 



17. NECTANDRA SP. 

 Nat. Ord., LAURINE.E. Near NECTANDRA PISI AND WANA. 



Not the wood described by Martin-Lavigne (20c), p. 66, a* 

 Pisi. 



Alternative Names. "Dark Cirouaballi; Brown Cirouaballi " 

 (12). "Siruaballi; Silverballi " (2). Subilereballi (12). 



Salient Features. A Cedar-brown to dark brown wood, with 

 patches of black here and there. Moderately coarse-grained, and 

 having a smell something like Sandal-wood when sawn. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 49J-56f Ibs. 

 per cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 3, very hard, compare Blackthorn. 

 Smell as above, objectionable to some. Taste slightly astringent. 

 Solution in boiling rain-water colourless, afterwards with alcohol, 

 pale brown. Heartwood darkens a little on exposure to the air. 

 Colour of Sapwood light brown; width f-lj ins. Surface lustrous. 



Bark. About in. thick, hard, with shallow fissures; full of 

 pale, hard, rod-like bodies. Closely adherent. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. " Boat-building, for which it is specially 

 adapted" (12). A serviceable, though not very ornamental wood. 

 Turns well when of good quality. Planes moderately easy. Polishes 

 well. " Can be met with in logs up to 90 ft. long by 36 ins. 

 square" (22). "Not plentiful averages 50-60 ft. in length, 

 squaring 18-20 ins." (2)". Not of sufficient value for export. Some- 

 times confused with other Cirouaballis. 



Authorities. 2. Bell, p. 4. 9. Dalton, p. 283. 12. Hawtayne,. 

 p. 388. 17. Laslett, p. 451. 20. McTurk, No. 50. 22. Morris. 

 27a. Stone, p. 180. PI. XI., Fig. 99. 



