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WRIGHT : THE GENUS DIOSPYROS 
each species the percentage composition has then been 
calculated. 
Percentage Number of Elements in Diospyros Woods. 
Tracheal 
Element. 
Fibres. 
Pa“n- “ ry 
chyma. ^ ' 
D. hirsuta. 
Young twig, 10 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
1*3 ... 
74*8 
7-0 ... 
16*9 
Old stem, 80 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
0-60 ... 
78*8 
7*1 ... 
13*5 
D. acuta . 
Young twig, 7 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
21 ... 
79*8 
4-9 ... 
13*2 
Old stem, 60 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
0-4 ... 
84*4 
7*6 ... 
7-6 
D. oppositifolia. 
Twig, 11 mm. diameter 
2-5 ... 
75*6 
5*2 ... 
16*7 
Old stem, 170 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
0-8 ... 
79*6 
6*6 ... 
13-0 
D. oocarpa. 
Twig, 6 mm. diameter ... 
1*9 ... 
74*9 
10*7 ... 
12*5 
Stem, 255 mm. diameter 
1-0 ... 
81*8 
... 
8*9 ... 
8-3 
D. ovalifolia. 
Twig, 7 mm. diameter... 
2*3 ... 
75*5 
6*3 ... 
15-9 
Old stem, 240 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
1*4 
85*5 
6*3 ... 
6*8 
D. montana. 
Twig, 8 mm. diameter... 
3*0 ... 
76*9 
5-9 ... 
14-2 
Old stem, 175 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
1*4 ... 
81*9 
... 
7.8 ... 
8-9 
D. insignis. 
Young twigs 
3*43 ... 
75*43 
2*73 ... 
18-41 
Average of timber, 130 
mm. diameter 
0*85 ... 
79-00 
7*90 ... 
12*25 
D. Ebenum. 
Young twigs 
2*95 ... 
73-95 
8*25 ... 
14*85 
Old timber, 360 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
0*76 ... 
85*4 
6-14 ... 
7-7 
D. Moonii. 
Young twig 
1*70 ... 
76-11 
8*45 ... 
13*74 
Old timber, 170 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
0-94 ... 
83*60 
6*53 ... 
8*93 
D. pruriens. 
Young twig, 9 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
1*20 ... 
74-7 
12*2 ... 
12*1 
Old timber, 80 mm. dia¬ 
meter 
0-84 ... 
79*64 
10-24 ... 
9*28 
