Description of the Woods in the Collection. 25- 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 33J Ibs. per 

 cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 8, very soft; compare white Pine. 

 Taste or smell 0. 



Colour yellowish white. Apparently a Sapwood tree. ' My 

 specimen, all Sap, is from a log 10 ins. in diameter. Surface 

 bright, (not brilliant,). 



Bark. About J in. thick, wrinkled (or lightly fissured), warty, 

 hard and woody ; light brown in section ; scaling in irregular flakes, 

 exposing tho red inner layer. Surface of log beneath Bark smooth 

 or striated. 



V ses, Qualities, etc. " Tall trees squaring up to 16 ins. Uses, 

 much the same as Dalli, No. 19" (2). Takes nails well, works 

 easily but badly; not suitable for polishing. Of doubtful value for 

 export. 



Authority. 2. Bell, p. 5. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Transverse Section. A little darker than the other sections. 



Pores. Scarcely visible with the naked eye, not diminishing 

 towards the close of the season's growth, little variation. Evenly 

 distributed, singly or in sub-divided groups of 2-7 Pores; widely 

 scattered, but there is a suggestion of loose, straggling lines. 



Rays. Just visible with the naked eye, very fine; uniform; 

 almost regular, mostly the width of a Pore apart or more, and 

 scarcely avoiding them. 



Rings. Ill-defined ; boundary ( ?) ; a narrow zone of laxer wood 

 at intervals; contour regular. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement, fine, irregular (roughly 

 concentric), bars between the Rays (needs microscope). 



Pith. (?). 



Radial Section. A little lighter in shade than the transverse. 

 The Pores are fine, colourless scratches. The Rays are fine, almost 

 colourless, transparent lines. The Rings are not indicated. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but the Rays need the lens,, 

 being minute, spindle-shaped, large-celled lines, about 1 m/m. h'gh.. 



Type Specimen. Authenticated by Bell, No. 24/2680. 



25. NOT IDENTIFIED. 



Alternative Names. " Eda-balli, Wild Calabash" (2). 



Salient Features. A reddish-brown wood of uniform colour and 

 medium weight and hardness. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 47 Ibs. per 

 cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 6, firm; compare Oak. Smell or, 

 taste 0. 



Colour of Heartwood as above ; sometimes light brown ; darkens 

 but little on exposure to the air; not defined from the Sap wood ^ 

 Surface bright, inclined to appear frosted. (?)A Sapwood tree. 



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