MANZANITA 



puted to be as above, but there are not sufficient details in the 

 literature of the subject to enable one to form a clear opinion. 



No. 126. MANZANITA. Arctostaphylos pungens. 

 H. B. et K. 



Plate IX. Fig. 80. 



Natural Order. Ericaceae. 



Synonyms. A. Manzanita, Parry. A. Hookeri, H. B. et K. 

 A. glauca, S. Wars. 



Alternative Names. Californische Baerentraube, Busserole de 

 Calif ornie (49). 



Source of Supply. United States of America. 



Physical Characters, etc. Recorded dry- weight 59 \ lbs. per 

 cu. ft. Hardness Grade 7, compare Birch. Smell or taste none. 

 Burns well and quietly, no smell. Solution with water a 

 beautiful clear red. 



Grain. Extremely fine though open. Surface lustrous. 



Bark. Thin, about ^V inch thick, leathery or skinny : red 

 or chocolate in colour : smooth. " Annually exfoliating in 

 thin, papery, curved scales " (49). 



Uses, etc. Turnery, fancy-ware. A very beautiful, wood. 

 Splits easily and works well and freely. A small tree seldom 

 yielding timber of any size. 



Authorities. Hough (49), pt. vi. p. 33. 



Not readily confused with any other wood. 



Colour. Heart-wood : rich reddish-purple, usually with 

 lighter streaks, gradually merging into the white sap-wood 

 which is about 1 inch wide. 



Anatomical Characters. Transverse section : — 



Pores. Need lens, size 5-6, diminishing regularly from the 

 inner to the outer side of the ring : evenly distributed, finally 

 sparing in the late Autumn wood : inclined to lines or short 

 strings : very many 200-300 per sq. mm. : rarely subdivided, 

 but some compact groups of 4-8 : often with amber contents. 



Rays. On the limit of vision, size 5-6 : irregular in distribu- 

 tion, or else they taper to ends too fine to count : very short, 

 apparently not crossing more than 1-3 rings : numerous, 6-17 

 per mm. : the fine ends a pore-width apart, but the thicker 

 parts apparently widely separated and not avoiding the pores. 



Rings. Very clear and definite : boundary, the porous 

 Spring against the less porous Autumn zone, but no actual line : 

 contour gently undulating. 



Soft-tissue. None or only occasional cells. 



Pith.? 



Radial Section. Pores scarcely traceable with lens. Rays, 



145 l 



