2 4 8 



A led a ng Ta ndo k . 



A very line wood obtained in Selangor evidently belongs to the 

 Laurinece. It is very heavy and hard dark brown with darker irre- 

 gular rings, the rings of growth are exceedingly line and numerous 

 undelating, pores small and srattered, rays very line. A first cla-s 

 wood. Weight 64 lbs. 



Medang Keladi, (Johor). Weight 24 lbs. 12 ozs. 



Lindera malaccensis, Hook fil. 



A tree about 30 feet with a smooth barked stem about 8 inches 

 or more in diameter, with dark polished green leaves and yellow 

 flowers, bark thin, sap wood about a quarter of the stem, light 

 brown, heartwood yellow, rings distinct, pores medium sized often 

 Oivided, rays rather distant. A soft and not heavy wood, very much 

 resembling a wood known as Medang Kok, and used for light 

 work such as boxes and the like. Common in the south of the 

 Peninsula. 



PROTEACE^E. 



Hclicia exce/sa, Bl. Membafu Laiang. 



A medium sized tree. Wood light brown with remarkably broad 

 rays connected by close transverse bars, pores small usually 

 double, rings distinct rather distant. Weight 41 lbs. 7 ozs. A very 

 curious wood. 



//. petio/ar/s, Benn. Gong, Putat tepi and H. robusta, Wall. 



Are woods of very similar structure. All are used in house build- 

 ing, but are not high class timbers, and indeed [attain no great size. 

 Weight (H. petiolaris) 73 lbs. 4 ozs. 



Thymeleace.e. 



Aqnilaria malaccensis, Lam. Gaharu. 



A large tree, well known from its producing the highly valued 

 incense wood Gaharu. This is the altered heart wood of old trees, 

 but only a small percentage of trees contain it. The ordinary 

 wood of the Gaharu is fawn-white light and soft, pores large and 

 numerous, a wood of no value but used for boxes and such like 

 work occasionally. Weight 25 lbs. 14 ozs. A common tree all over 

 the Peninsula. 



EUPIIORBIACE/E. 

 A large order containing a very large proportion of trees lew of 

 which are of vast size:, most being medium to small sized trees. 

 The timber of most is rather soft, and light coloured, in some dark 

 brown and hard. 



Bridelia. 



A genus of small trees or shrubs, the biggest of which is B. pus- 

 tulata, Hook. fil. Kenidai hutan orBubongkal. Attaining a height 

 of 30 or 40 leet with a fairly hard durable dark brown wood used 

 for posts and rafters of houses. 



