Description of the Woods in the Collection. 4T 



however, accept these results as conclusive. " Fairly plentiful 

 35 to 40 ft., squaring 12 ins." (2). Not ornamental; very hard' 

 to saw and plane. Fissile, takes nails badly. Turns and polishes 

 indifferently, except in the best qualities. Cleaves straight; ex- 

 ceedingly strong and hard to break transversely. One of the 

 strongest woods that I have ever seen. Fractures like cane, with 

 a very long, fibrous, stringy, almost " green-stick " fracture. 

 Darkens little, if at all, upon exposure to the air. 



Authorities. 20. McTurk, No. 62. 26. J. Smith, p. 368. 

 56. J. Coolins. 21. Miers. 43. Boulger, p. 430. 3. Berkhout, 

 p. 28. 3a. ditto, p. 6. 9. Dalton, p. 211. 12. Hawtayne, 

 p. 387. 17. Laslett, p. 451. 2. Bell, p. 10. 27a. Stone, p. 135. 

 (PL IX., fig. 73.) 



Easily confused with Wadaduri, No. 90, and iKautaballi, 

 No. 49, from both of which it is indistinguishable by means of 

 description of the structure. The chief point of difference to- 

 the former is the colour of the wood. It is very difficult to dis- 

 tinguish it at all from Kautaballi. 



The ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS for all three species are as- 

 f ollows : 



Transverse Section: 



Pores. Prominent, rather large; little variation except within 

 the groups (rather smaller in Kakaralli than in Wadaduri) ; 

 evenly distributed in irregular sub-divided groups of 2-12 Pores 

 (usually over 10) ; groups oddly shaped like bubbles in froth, 

 apparently connected radially at times ; oval ; some red contents ; 

 appearing light coloured. 



Rays. Visible with the lens, fii e, uniform, somewhat irregu- 

 larly spaced, running round the larger Pore-groups; very irregu- 

 larly bent; waved; less than the width of a Pore apart; lighter 

 in colour than the ground and much denser. 



Rings doubtful. The vague zones here and there, where the 

 lines of Soft Tissue are more or less crowded, may indicate the 

 limits of the season's growth. 



Soft Tissue. Very plentiful and the great feature ; in innumer- 

 able, concentric, undulating lines, 7-11 per m/m. ; of coarse cells$ 

 the same colour as the Bays, and making a fairly regular net- 

 work with them; contour regularly crenate. 



Pith.( ?) 



Radial Section. Pores not prominent. Rays are minute 

 crystalline flakes. The Soft Tissue appears in many fine, parallel 

 lines; inconspicuous, but a feature. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but the Rays are minute 

 and need the lens. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 45/2701. Imp. 

 Tnst., No. 0180. Berkhout, No. 2633. 



NOTE. The leaves attached to the fruit specimen are not 

 identical with those of the same number in the collection of 



