Description of the Woods in the Collection. 79 



season's growth, some variation in no particular order. Evenly 

 distributed, widely scattered; many single, also groups of 2-7 

 Pores, radially or tangentially sub-divided. 



Rays. Visible with the lens, very fine ; uniform ; regular, equi- 

 distant, much less than the width of a Pore apart; interrupted 

 by, but apparently not avoiding, the Pores. With the lens the 

 Rays appear red, but if sufficiently magnified about half the cells 

 are seen to be filled with crimson resin or gum. 



Kings. Sometimes defined; boundary a very fine line of 

 Soft Tissue not visible without lens; contour regular. 



Soft Tissue in patches, partly embedding the Pores (lens 

 needed). 



Radial Section. The Pores are coarse, open grooves, mostly 

 containing cell-debris or white deposit. The Rays are narrow, in- 

 conspicuous, semi-transparent flakes. The Rings are occasionally 

 indicated by a fine, dark or hoary line. 



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

 being minute. They show the red resin or gum cells and are about 

 J m/m. high. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 77/2733. 



78. NOT IDENTIFIED. 



Native Name, " SIBBIDANNI " (2). 



Salient Features. A hard, heavy wood of uniform brownish- 

 yellow colour. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 61| Ibs. per 

 cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 3, very hard. Taste or smell 0. 



Colour of Heartwood as above, resembling Boxwood and 

 Barataballi No. 8; scarcely defined from the Sapwood; surface 

 bright; darkens but little on exposure to the air. Sapwood rather 

 lighter in colour; width about 2 ins. 



Bark. About f in. thick, light brown, wrinkled, having shallow- 

 fissures. Of two layers, the inner frds crumbling; the outer Jrd 

 firm. Surface of log beneath bark, smooth or striated. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. " Short trees not over 30 ft., and logs 

 squaring not over 9 ins. Is used in house-framing. Plentiful ' 

 (2). Hard to saw. Fissile, takes nails badly; planes hard but well; 

 turns hard and badly; polishes indifferently; brittle. Of little, if 

 .any, export value. Sometimes confused with Barataballi, No. 8, 

 on account of the similarity of the two woods ; also with Siribidanni, 

 No. 82, and Sebadanni, No. 76, from the resemblance of the 

 names. 



Authorities. 2. Bell, p. 9. 24a. Rodway. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Those of Barataballi, No. 8, with variations as follows: 

 Transverse Section. As light, or lighter, than the other 

 sections. 



