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which are large oblong and red persist for a long time on the bran- 

 ches, giving the tree a peculiar appearance. 



The wood is one of the Serayah type, bark red and compact, 

 hard and close grained, and may be considered a good heavy sera- 

 yah, useful for house building, bridges and planking. Weight 44 

 lbs. 10 ozs. (Maingay) S. 40 lbs. 8 ozs. 



It is abundant in Malacca. 



Sh. sericea, Dyer. 



A tall tree about 60 or more feet in height, with elliptic oblong 

 leaves tumentose on the back. 



A light red wood with a good gloss on it, the rays being red, 

 and the rays being silvery grey. The pores are rather large. A 

 very fair Serayah, suitable for planking and furniture work. 

 Weight 20 lbs. 1 1 ozs. 



Sh. Curtisii, King. Meranti Tahi. 

 A big tree 100 to 150 feet tali. 



This has a soft light red wood fine grained, with medium sized 

 pores and fine rays. It is suitable for furniture and light work 

 generally, being of a good colour and figure. Weight 30 lbs. 



It occurs in Penang and Perak. 



Sh. rtgtda, Brandis. 

 A big tree, 100 feet and upwards. 



Bark rough \ an inch thick, sapvvood loose textured and light 

 coloured. Heartwood red, rings distinct and close, pores nume- 

 rous, fairly large often sub-divided, rays fine rather irregularly 

 spaced. Fairly heavy a good furniture wood. Weight 36 lbs. 3 ozs. 



Not common, Singapore and Negri Sembilan. 



Shorea utilis, King. Damar laut No. satu. 



A magnificent tree, with black branches, and long pointed 

 lanceolate leaves, blunt at the ends, three inches long and Wide 

 dark brown and shining when dry, chocolate beneath. 



The timber is of the highest class, being very durable. It is 

 heavy and of remarkable tenacity with toughness and strength 

 nearly equal to Daru but it is less stiff (Howard Newton). It is of 

 a dark brown colour when old, yellower when fresh cut, the pores 

 are numerous but small, the rings distinct, and the rays very fine. 

 The wood is highly resinous. Weight 72 lbs. 



This one of our finest hard w T oods formerly grew abundantly in 

 Penang and Province Wellesley especially near the sea. It has 

 now, however, become scarce as it is a local plant and has nearly 

 been exterminated. 



Sh. barbata, Brandis. Resak. 



A large tree, the bark is one-th'rd of an inch thick, brown, and 

 splitting off in thick scales. The leaves are ovate, acuminate with 

 a blunt point, when dry dark brown above and pale beneath. 



The sapwood in this tree is large for a Shorea, i\ inch thick in 

 a six inch tree, brownish in colour. The heart-wood is deep brown 



