374 R. T. BAKER. 
Figure.—The rays are a little darker in colour than the 
rest of the timber, but are fairly deep, perhaps deeper than 
Grevillea robusta, and nearly equal in size to those of 
Cardwellia sublimis. The ‘‘oak figure’’ is of course best 
Seen in the radial surface as obtains in all this class of 
woods. A neat figure is found when the wood is cut 
tangentially or at right angles to the rays, which then 
appear as innumerable flecks on the surface. 
Texture and Grain.—It is rather open in texture, but yet 
closer than that of any other described in this paper except 
Grevillea Hilliana. It planes easily, and is free working, 
but the prominent rays give trouble in dressing as they 
easily tear out. It looks well polished or waxed, but when 
so treated the colour changes to a dark, dirty tint. 
Transverse Test.— No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. 
Breaking load in ibs. - ala 5,550 5,850 4,750 
Modulus of rupture in ibs. persq.in. 10,744 11,397 9,238 
Modulus of elasticity ,, 3 1,561,234 1;293,2oi eee 
Rate of load in ths. per minute ... 504 390 327°6 
Weight.—37 to 40 ibs. per cubic foot. 
(b) Microscopical. 
Transverse Section.—The unstained section is one of the 
prettiest specimens of timber to be seen under a microscope. 
The natural colour a pale brown, brings the whole structure 
into good definition. The rays are naturally a prominent 
figure, and are very attractive by the presence of a small 
globule of an unidentified substance in almost every 
parenchyma cell, and in the uniseriate rays they look 
exactly like a string of beads. The fibres are seen to 
predominate in amount over that of the other elements, 
occurring in concave masses with the concavity outwards, 
and simple pits are fairly numerous. These are separated 
by mostly single rows of pores, and one or two rows of 
small parenchyma cells. 
