248 FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



A slab should represent a complete section of full 

 diameter, with bark on, of the tree from which it is 

 cut, and should be from three to four inches thick. It 

 should be accompanied by specimes of leaf, flower, 

 and fruit. In each Colony some one can doubtless be 

 found who will undertake the necessary arrangements 

 for the supply to Kew Gardens of such specimens, for 

 their classification, and for an estimate of probable 

 worth in a timber sense. The Public Works Depart- 

 ment of each Colony offers a ready transit-depot for 

 such contributions. 



