Description of the Woods in the Collection. 97" 



Uses, Qualities, etc. Saws easily; planes and turns easily bub 

 badly; polishes badly. It is possible to confuse this wood with 

 Carapa, No. 15, and Suradanni, No. 84, on account of the simi- 

 larity in colour. 



Of no value for export, but a good wood that should be- 

 serviceable in the Colony. 



Authority. 2. Bell, p. 10. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Transverse Section. 



Pores. Just visible with the naked eye as pin-holes; not 

 diminishing towards the close of the season's growth; some varia- 

 tion in no particular order; mostly single; many pairs and some- 

 groups of 3-4 Pores, the septa between which run in all directions. 

 Evenly distributed, a strong tendency to form oblique lines. 



Bays. Visible with the lens; red; extremely close and numer- 

 ous; uniform; irregular; much less than the width of a Pore apart; 

 serpentine, widely avoiding the Pores. 



Eings. Not denned; boundary doubtful. 



Soft Tissue (if any) of no definite arrangement. 



Pith. (?) 



Radial Section. The Pores are numerous, occupying one- 

 quarter of the surface; empty. The Rays are inconspicuous, 

 reddish flakes. The Rings are not indicated. 



Tangential Section as the Radial, but more lustrous, and the 

 Rays need the lens, being minute. Under the microscope (after 

 moistening) they appear to be filled with ruby gum; height, 

 1-2 m/m. 



Type Specimen. Authenticated by Bell, No. 94/2750. 



95. TABEBUIA SP. 

 Nat. Ord., BIGNONIACE.E. 



Alternative Names. " Warikuri " (2); "Waracoori or White 

 Cedar" (20). 



Salient Features. A light, soft, lustrous wood of an uniform, 

 pinkish colour. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 58f Ibs. per 

 cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 7, soft; compare Pine. Smell or taste 0. 



Colour. "Dark brown with a white Sap" (20), according to 

 McTurk, who adds that there are two kinds, one darker than the 

 other. My specimen is pinkish to light brown, and may be "the 

 other " referred to. It is probably a Sapwood tree, as my sample, 

 which would, square 10 ins., is all of one colour. Surface beauti- 

 fully lustrous. 



Bark. About f 3 F in. thick, brown, soft and corky; flaking in- 

 thin scales; of two layers, the outer the crumbling scales, and the- 



