Description of the Woods in the Collection. 69 



Uses, Qualities, etc. " Grows on the low land plentifully to a 

 height of 50 ft. squares up to 20 ins. is used for the same pur- 

 poses as Mora " (2). " Not durable " (20). Firm, saws somewhat 

 hard. Fissile, takes nails badly; planes and turns moderately hard 

 but well; polishes indifferently. A rather handsome wood, but of 

 doubtful export value. From the conflicting opinions above the 

 conclusion may be drawn that the quality of this wood differs 

 according to whether grown on high or low ground. Sometimes 

 confused with Mora, No. 65, Moraballi, No. 66, and Morakokuru, 

 No. 68, on account of the similarity of the names. 



Authorities. 2. Bell, p. 8. 12. Hawtayne, p. 387. 20. 

 McTurk, p. 6. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Transverse Section. Much darker than the other sections. 



Pores. Easily visible with the naked eye on account of their 

 light colour; not diminishing in size towards the close of the 

 season's growth; uniform; little variation except in the groups. 

 Evenly distributed, scattered; single, some pairs and a few groups 

 of 3-5 Pores tangentially sub-divided ; many contain a white deposit. 



Rays. Visible with the lens, very fine, uniform; irregular, 

 sometimes more than the width of a Pore apart, sometimes less; 

 slightly avoiding the Pores; nearly the same colour as the Soft 

 Tissue. 



Rings. Doubtfully defined ; boundary (?) a very fine line of 

 Soft Tissue, but as these lines sometimes run into one another, and 

 as there are sometimes as many as six in' the space of y 1 ^ in., it is 

 not safe to regard them as boundaries; contour regular; number 

 per inch of radius averaging, in my specimens, 19'5. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement; type of Purpleheart, No. 

 74. See also Stone 27a., PI. VI., fig. 47. Prominent) in lozenge- 

 shaped patches embedding the Pores; also the Ring boundary. 



Pith.( ?) 



Radial Section. The Pores are almost imperceptible scratches, 

 except where the white deposit shows them up. The Rays are 

 inconspicuous, semi-transparent lines, which sometimes give the 

 wood a speckled appearance. The Rings are not indicated, but the 

 borders to the Pores (Soft Tissue) cause the lines to be of light 

 colour. 



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

 being minute reddish lines, and are about '25 m/m. high. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 67/2728. 



68. NOT IDENTIFIED. 



Nat. Ord., SAPOTACE^E. 



Native Names, "MORAKOKURU, MAMUSHI " (2). 

 Salient Features. A close-grained, heavy, hardwood of a dark 

 brown colour, similar to Mamooriballi, but of a brighter brown. 

 Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 69 J Ibs. per 



