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It appears to me that its characteristics point to its suitability as a 

 substitute for hgnum vitae for some of the purposes for which that wood 

 is so mucli in demand. 



P;ro;.ic,„/>/r /,,. (,. A'. Kan. 

 Natives hanu-sawinu, Ceylon. 



The pores are very small and arc generally regular ; they arc joined 

 by wavy belts of minute secondary pores, which make a pretty pattern. 



