100 The Timbers of British Guiana. 



on account of the ease with which it can be worked, it may prove to 

 be a very useful wood in the Colony. 

 Authority. 2. Bell, p. 10. 



ANATOMICAL CHARACTERS. 



Somewhat similar to those of Mexican Cedar. Compare No. 14, 

 Frontispiece. 



Transverse Section. Considerably darker than the other 

 sections. 



Pores. Visible with the naked eye as holes, large; not dimin- 

 ishing towards the close of the season's growth, the smallest at the 

 inner edge of the Ring; some variation; evenly distributed; few, 

 widely scattered; single or in sub-divided radial groups of 2-4 Pores. 



Rays. Visible to good sight; red; fine; uniform; regular, 

 rather less than the width of a Pore apart, lightly avoiding them. 



Rings. Occasionally defined; boundary, when present, a 

 narrow zone of denser wood; contour regular. 



Soft Tissue of no definite arrangement. 



Pith.( ?) 



Radial Section. The Pores are coarse, empty grooves often in 

 pairs. The Rays are small, appearing as a matt shading. The 

 Rings are not indicated. 



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

 being minute and about '25 m/m. high. 



Type Specimen. Authenticated by Bell, No. 97/2753. 



