NEW ZEALAND RED PINE 



Grain. Extremely fine and even. Surface scarcely bright, 

 slightly frosted. 



Bark. Thick, fibrous,of one layer about $— ft inch thick. " Thin 

 reddish-brown, . . . exfoliating in fibrous strips or flakes off in 

 irregular scales " (49). 



Uses, etc. " Strong, elastic, very durable in contact with the 

 soil, . . . fence-posts, turnery, paddles, bows" (49). "Strong, 

 brittle" (100). 



Authorities. Hough (49), pt. vii. p. 48. Sargent (100), p. 185. 



Colour. Heart-wood brownish-red, uniform, darkening but 

 not fading on exposure, sharply defined from the whitish sap- 

 wood, which is from £-§ inch wide. " Light, bright red, the thin 

 sap-wood yellow " (100). 



Anatomical Characters. As those of Taxus baccata No. 214, 

 but the wood is less resinous. The rays are not noticeably re- 

 sinous and the resin cells of the wood are not easily found on a 

 solid section. 



Type Specimens authenticated by Hough. 



No. 217. NEW ZEALAND RED PINE. Dacrydium 

 cupressinum. Soland. 

 Plate XVI. Fig. 140. 



Natural Order. Coniferas. 



Source of Supply. New Zealand. " Common throughout the 

 Colony " (91). 



Alternative Name. Rimu (A. G.). 



Physical Characters, etc. Recorded dry-weight 33^-45 lbs. per 

 cu. ft. Hardness Grade 8, very soft, compare American White 

 Pine. No smell. Taste faintly astringent. Burns well with a 

 long, smoky flame : embers glow in still air and consume away 

 very rapidly. Solution with water pinkish or almost colourless : 

 brown ppt. upon addition of potash. After the wood has been 

 extracted with both water and alcohol it yields a deep red solution 

 when boiled with Potash. 



Grain. Very fine, uniform and straight. Surface smooth and 

 bright especially in tangential section. 



Bark. Deep red, fibrous, laminated, silky, soft, frosted in 

 longitudinal section. 



Uses, etc. "Furniture . . . has more figure than Kauri " (59^ 

 " Yields timber 10-30 inches square by 20-50 ft. long, would be 

 useful to the cabinet-maker, . . . appears to be deficient in 

 tenacity" (60). "Building timber, interior finish, railway- 

 sleepers, wood-paving, ship-building . . . young trees are no 

 good for export . . . timber 40-80 ft. long by 2-5 ft. in diam. 

 . . . that grown upon the hills is the best quality . . . nearly 



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