Description of the Woods in the Collection. 99 s 



Bark. - in. thick, brown, sloughing off in small, rounded 

 scales full of hard, white bodies; appears grey in section; fibrous 

 within. Surface of log beneath Bark finely ribbed. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. "House building not readily procur- 

 able" (2). Saws hard. Fissile, takes nails badly; planes and 

 turns moderately hard and badly; polishes indifferently. Not an 

 ornamental wood ; of doubtful value for export. 



Authority. 2. Bell, p. 10. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



The same as those of Greenheart, No. 29, with the following 

 differences : 



Transverse Section. Nearly similar in shade to the other 

 sections. 



Pores. Evenly distributed in the narrow rings, but in the broad 

 ones they form straggling oblique lines. 



Rays. Much less than the width of a Pore apart, avoiding and 

 running round them. 



Rings. Apparently defined ; boundary (?) a change in the 

 arrangement of the Pores from point to point. 



Soft Tissue of definite arrangement, consisting of sheaths or 

 short wings to the Pores, the latter, when present, of a length less 

 than the width of a Pore. 



Radial Section. The Pores are fine, yet readily visible lines, 

 many containing glistening beads. 



Type Specimens. Authenticated by Bell, No. 96/2752. 



97. NOT IDENTIFIED. 

 Native Name, " YAWARRIDANNI " (2). 



Salient Features. A light, soft, lustrous, brownish-white wood. 



Physical Characters. Weight (so far recorded), 40f Ibs. per 

 cubic ft. Hardness, Grade 7, soft; compare Pine or cigar-box 

 Cedar. Smell or taste little, if any. 



Colour of Heartwood as above; fine brown striations here and 

 there; ill-defined from the Sapwood; surface brilliant in Radial 

 Section; darkens but little on exposure to the air. Sapwood, dirty 

 white; width about 2 ins. 



Bark. About J in. thick, covered with very small warts; fibrous 

 and dark brown within, containing light coloured, hard, rod-like 

 bodies. Surface of log beneath Bark grooved. 



Uses, Qualities, etc. " Furniture said to be suitable for saw- 

 ing into sleepers and paving-slabs readily procurable in logs up to 

 40 ft. in length, squaring from 12-16 ins." (2). Saws easily (very 

 spongy, condition of test piece bad). Takes nails well; planes easily 

 but very badly; turns moderately easily; polishes indifferently. 

 It would make cigar and tea boxes and similar articles. It has a 

 beautiful lustre, but lacks depth of colour, hence it is scarcely 

 likely to compete as a furniture wood, even with Baywood. Still, 



