50 The Timbers of British Guiana. 



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

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

 taste 0. 



Colour of Heartwood as above ; it has a hoary appearance ' r 

 darkens a little on exposure to the air; well, but not sharply, 

 defined from the Sapwood. Surface bright. Sapwood, the colour 

 of oatmeal ; width about 2J ins. 



Bark. About J in. thick, lightly fissured, wrinkled, very hard 

 and gritty. Surface of log under bark, striated or smooth. 



Uses, Qualities , etc. " Very scarce same qualities as Kumara, 

 No. 56 mill-beds, naves of cartwheels " (2). Saws easily. Fissile, 

 takes nails badly; planes and turns moderately easily but indif- 

 ferently; polishes badly. Of doubtful value for export. (Speci- 

 men was worm-eaten and unsound.) 



Authority. 2. Bell, p. 7. 20. McTurk, p. 5. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



The same as those of Barrakarra, No. 9, with the following 

 differences : 



Transverse Section : 



Pores. Easily visible to the naked eye, large, some variation; 

 mostly single, but there are also groups of 2-4. 



Says. Just visible with the naked eye. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement; type of Andira (11 a., PI. 

 VI., fig. 50), and Barrakarra. It occupies about half of the 

 whole wood. 



Radial Section. The Rays are inconspicuous yet readily 

 visible. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 48/2704. 



49. LICANIA SP. 



Nat. Ord., ROSACES. (Possibly L. triandra or mollis.) 

 Native Name, " KAUTABALLI " (2). 



Salient Features. A very hard, heavy, solid wood of a dark, 

 brownish colour, resembling Kakeralli, No. 45. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 76f Ibs. per 

 cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 2, extremely hard; compare Boxwood. 

 Smell unpleasant when sawn. Taste 0. 



Colour inclined to be stripy ; darkens a little on exposure to the 

 air. Possibly a Sapwood tree, the outer wood being but a little 

 lighter than the inner. 



Bark. \-\ in. thick, smooth or warty, hard, woody; scaling; 

 brown within, having a thin, fibrous layer. The outer scaling 

 layer is very hard and brittle. Lenticels large. Surface of log 

 beneath bark, smooth or striated. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. " Readily procurable in logs up to 30-40 

 ft. in length, squaring 10 ins." (2). "There are two or three 



