RASPBERRY JAM-WOOD 



Anatomical Characters. Transverse section : — 



Pores. Very prominent from their arrangement, small, size 5, 

 considerable variation : in festoons resembling those of Elm : 

 usually single : not subdivided : densely crowded in the pore-zones 

 but leaving clear pore-less intervals : many no to 200 per sq. mm. 



Rays. Readily visible from their light colour, size 3 or 3-4, 

 thick in the middle and tapering to fine ends : " middles," 2-3 

 per mm., or together with " ends," 3-6 per mm. : firm, not avoid- 

 ing the pores, much more than a pore-width apart : denser than 

 the ground-tissue. ,j 



Rings. Doubtful, as one zone of pores is not distinguishable 

 from another. 



Soft-tissue. Abundant, imbedding and compacting the pore- 

 zones. 



Pith. ? 



Radial Section. Pores, sometimes coarse when a group is 

 exposed, but never prominent. Rays, small, inconspicuous 

 flakes visible by contrast of lustre. Soft-tissue, readily visible 

 in innumerable, parallel white lines. 



Tangential Section. As the Radial, but the rays are very 

 obscure, spindle-shaped bodies about i-i"5 mm. high, and 

 rather broad for their length. 



Type specimen authenticated by the Forest Officer to the 

 Government of New Zealand. 



No. 67. RASPBERRY JAM-WOOD. Acacia 



acuminata. Benth. 



Plate V. Fig. 43. 



Natural Order. Leguminoseae. 



Alternative Names. Raspberry scented Acacia (80) : Jam (12). 



Source of Supply. Western Australia. 



Physical Characters, etc. Recorded dry-weight 78 lbs. per 

 cu. ft. Hardness Grade 2, compare Boxwood. Smells like 

 raspberry jam, powerful and almost overpowering when freshly 

 cut. Taste similar, but faint and sweetish. Burns badly, 

 maintains a flame with difficulty, smell like burning Rosewood 

 (Jacaranda). Solution with water, brown : with alcohol, deep 

 brandy colour. 



Grain. Fine and open, solid and compact, fibrous and sinuous. 

 Surface, when examined with a lens, exhibits a metallic irrides- 

 cence : pores resinous, rays dull and inconspicuous : ground 

 scarcely bright. 



Bark. Deeply fissured, £-§ inch thick, scaling in brittle pieces : 

 dark brown : of two layers, the inner compact, light brown, 



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