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No. 73. Mora. Mora excelsz.—This plank had bad shakes at each 
end near the heart, 
No. 75. Locust. Aymenwa Courbaril,—This plank had a bad shake 
near the heart. 
No. 76. SIMARUPA. Simarupa officinalis—This plank was almost 
split to pieces by shakes. 
No. 77. Hacxta. Siderodendron triflorum or Ixora ferrea, Benth.— 
Two bad shakes. | 
No. 78, Craswoop. Carapa Guianensis.—Very bad heart shakes, 
No. 79. EURIBALLI. Bad heart shake. 
The test pieces were so cut as to secure their being sound, so far as 
could be seen. They were kept about a month in a dry cool place; 
some of the transverse pieces split in drying so-much that they were 
useless for testing. 
Density Tgsts.—The following Table gives the result of the density 
tests of the specimens prepared for compression :— 
SLE 
i Weight 
No. of Weight |Volumeof P & 
Speci- Name, Locality, of Water antes Cubi 
men, Wood. |Displaced ‘fe Fo aC 
oot. 
Grammes.| C,C, Lb. 
73 ¢ | Mora om ...| Br. Guiana 1,610°0 1,389°9 1°158 72°31 
75 c | Locust ,,., ~~ = 1,121°5 1,215°7 0°922 58°58 
76 c_ | Simarupa..., a se 540°7 1,190°8 0°454 28°35 
77 c | Hackia oop aa ae 1,257°7 1,193°2 1°054 65°81 
78 c |Crabwood...  ... pa 762°4 | 1,029°3 0°741 46°25 
79 c | Euriballi .., oe 3 925°4 1,170°9 0-791 49 36 
A 
WETNESS TESTS. 
. Weight of Chips, ice 
8 No, of _ Name 8 AE pene in | gS35 
pecimen, : sys ter eight.| = ._p 
Test. Initial, Drying. z = § A 
Grammes.|Grammes./Grammes.| 5 22 3 
1897. 
73 a Mora oes | Jan, 18 11°752 8°058 3°694 45°84 
75a Locust... cnt Lebs E 10°118 8°419 1°699 20°18 
76 a Simarupa nea x 6°896 5°902 0°994 16°84 
lia Hackia ... eo 12°930 8°781 47149 47°25 
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