Description of the Woods in the Collection. 8$ 



the outer composed of dead scales. Can be detached entire, and i& 

 used by the Indians for making canoes. Surface of log beneath 

 Bark, quite smooth. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. ''Furniture, mill-beds, trenails" (20); 

 " Never attacked by worms or dry rot" (21); " shop counters 

 readily procurable in logs from 40-50 ft. in length, squaring 12-26 

 ins." (2^. A wood of good appearance, which may be* of use as a 

 substitute for inferior Mahogany. It should be worth a trial for 

 paving blocks. Hard to saw ; takes nails badly. Fissile ; splits easily ; 

 planes and turns moderately hard but well. 



Authorities. 1. Aublett. 2. Bell, p. 9. 30. Berkhout, p. 6. 

 Cat., Col., Fr., p. 28. 7. DaGama. 10. Devenish, p. 423. 11. 

 Harley, p. 434. 12. Hawtayne, p. 386. 160. Kew Guide, p. 37. 

 170. Laslett, p. 296. 20. McTurk, No. 37. 21. Miers. 23. 

 Noerdlinger, Vol. V., p. 34. 26. Schomburgk. 260. Smith, pp. 

 131, 136. 270. Stone, p. 99. 28. Wiesner, p. 85. Sometimes 

 c nfused with other species of Hymensea on account of the 

 similarity of some of the vernacular names such as Jutahy, Gitahy. 

 Allemao mentions five kinds of Jutahy acu, catinga, cica, merim 

 and pororoca. The names Courbaril and Locust are also sources of 

 confusion. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 

 As those of Purpleheart, No. 74. 



Transverse Section. Much darker in shade than the other 

 sections. 



Pores. Readily visible; uniform in size within the limits of 

 each season's growth, but increasing as the tree ages. Very evenly 

 distributed; few; single or sub-divided in groups of 2-7 Pores, 

 radial or nested; sometimes filled with yellowish or ruby gum. 



Rays. Just visible; uniform; equi-distant ; undulating but 

 scarcely avoiding the Pores, the width of a Pore or less apart; 

 yellowish. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement; in concentric lines or 

 bands, often forming complete circles, at others mere fragments; 

 sometimes as narrow as the Rays, at others as broad as the Pore 

 groups which are embedded in them. Type of No. 74, Saka (cf. 

 Stone 270, PL VI.. fig. 47; note fig. 56, PI. VII., is from young 

 wood and lacks the characteristic structure). 



Pith. Small, about 1 m/m. in diameter, having four wings or 

 lobes; reddish or yellowish in colour. 



Radial Section. Pores dark brown, rather coarse. Rays pro- 

 minent when moistened; very conspicuous in the Sapwood. Rings 

 not indicated. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but the Pores are scarcely so 

 coarse; the Rays are spindle-shaped lines just visible 011 account 

 of their numbers, appearing something like those of Mahogany. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 81/2737. Imp, 

 Inst., No. 0066. Noerdlinger 's Sections. 



