Description of the Woods in the Collection. 35 



Colour of the wood as above; apparently a Sapwood tree, as 

 there is no Heartwood present in our specimen. Darkens but 

 little on exposure to the air. Surface rather dull. 



Bark. About J in. thick; smooth; of a terra-cotta colour 

 where broken; full of whitish, rod-like bodies. Exterior of the 

 log beneath the Bark, finely wrinkled. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. " Plentiful 30-35 ft. high, squaring 

 7-9 ins. a useful timber for house-frames " (2). Saws easily. 

 Fissile, takes nails badly. Planes well and moderately easily; 

 turns hard and badly ; polishes badly. Of little value for export. 

 Sometimes confused with Kokeeru, No. 47, on account of similarity 

 of colour. 



Authorities. 2. Bell, p. 7. 12. Hawtayne, p. 388. 24a. 

 Rodway. I6a. Kew Guide, p. 41. 



ANATOMICAL CHAEACTERS. 



The same as those of Kokeeru, No. 47, which should be -ised 

 for comparison. Only the points in which this wood differs from 

 No. 47 are dealt with below. 



Transverse Section. Considerably darker than the other 

 sections. 



Pores. Just visible with the naked eye as fine holes, medium 

 in size, diminishing somewhat towards the close of the season's 

 growth, but increasing on an average as the tree ages. Evenly 

 distributed; almost crowded. Single, many pairs and some groups 

 of 3-4. No gum or white contents (except in the Sapwood). 



Rays. Visible with the naked eye; rather large, uniform, 

 regular, the width of a large Pore apart, and very slightly avoid- 

 ing them. Reddish in colour. 



Rings. Fairly well defined when seen with the lens ; boundary 

 a "zone of contrast" between the small Pores of one season's 

 growth and the larger of the next. Contour regular; average 

 growth, 5'3 per in. of radius in my specimens. 



Soft Tissue of no definite arrangement. 



Pith.( ?) 



Radial Section. The Pores lack red resin. The Rays have not 

 the resemblance to those of Maple as in No. 47. 



Type Specimens. Bell No. 34/2690. 



35. NOT IDENTIFIED. Not Stryphnodendron as reputed. 



Nat. Ord., LEGUMINOS.E. 



Alternative Names. " Hoobooballi " (2); " Cassie " (10). 

 Salient Features. A light brownish or whitish-brown wood, 

 having blackish streaks here and there. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 40 J Ibs. per 

 cubic ft., Hardness, Grade 7, soft; compare Pine. Smell or 

 taste 0. Heartwood. The dark lines or streaks are only occa- 

 sional, and are irregularly concentric in Transverse Section. Well 



