Description of the, Woods in the Collection. 55 



Pores. Just visible with the naked eye as holes; considerable 

 variation in size in no particular order. 



Rays. Visible with the lens, unusually numerous and close 

 together, much less than the width of a Pore apart, sometimes as 

 many as four in the space equal to the width of the larger Pores, 

 and often interrupted by them. 



Rings. Boundary (?) a narrow zone of denser wood here and 

 there; contour regular. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement; type of Bullet-wood 

 (27, PI. X., fig. 83). A series of extremely fine, close, numerous, 

 concentric lines of slightly undulating contour; rather narrower 

 than the Rays and making a network with them. 



Radial Section. Brilliant. The Pores are exposed in pairs and 

 threes, and hence the grain appears coarse ; darker than the wood. 

 The Rays are fine, lustrous, crystalline, very narrow bars. The 

 Rings are not indicated. The Soft Tissue appears as exceedingly 

 fine striations. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but not brilliant; hardly 

 lustrous. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 53/2709. 



54. NOT IDENTIFIED. 



Native Name, " KOOLISHIRI " (2). 



Salient Features. A wood having a superficial resemblance to 

 Mahogany. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 53 Ibs. per 

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

 0. Taste astringent. 



Colour of Heartwood, pinkish to reddish brown; darkens but 

 little on exposure to the air. Colour of Sapwood, lighter; width 

 about J in. 



Bark. About J-| in. thick, smooth or wrinkled, very hard and 

 woody, scored on the inner surface with spindle-shaped fissures. 

 Crimson in Transverse Section when moistened; contains hard, 

 white bodies. Surface of log beneath Bark deeply striated or 

 grooved. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. "A furniture wood. Readily procur- 

 able in logs up to 20 ft. in length, squaring 6-9 ins. " (2). Saws 

 easily; takes nails fairly well; planes and turns moderately easily 

 but very badly. Polishes well. Of doubtful export value. It 

 may compete with common " Bay wood." Sometimes confused 

 with Mahogany on account of the similarity in colour. 



Authority. 2. Bell, p. 7. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Similar to those of Caraba, No. 14, and No. 14 Frontispiece, 

 with the following differences. (See also Stone 27a, PL III., fig. 

 24).- 



Transverse Section. Rather darker than the other sections. 



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