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astringent nature, and is used medicinally in cases of 
diarrhoea. 
Lallifer is probably a species of Nectandra or 
Oreodaphne, and is comparatively abundant on the 
Essequibo but, like all the genus, is difficult to procure 
of large size free of holes ; the wood has a strong 
aromatic scent, and is used in boat-building. Its average 
height is about 70 feet, and it can be squared to 16 
inches. 
MANIBALLI (Siphonia bacculifera) grows in dry 
situations and is a most durable wood when free 
from sap ; it is superior to greenheart where small 
sized timber is required. It grows tall and straight, 
is close-grained and of a brownish-yellow colour. Its 
average height is about 100 feet, with a very small top. 
It can be squared to 20 inches. Manniballi produces a 
sticky yellow gum, which is not used for any purpose 
as far as I am aware. 
There are two or three varieties of KAUTA-BALLI, (Mo- 
rsea or Artocarpus ?) distinguishable by the size of their 
leaves. It grows largest on clay soil mixed with gravelly 
ironstone. It is plentiful on hilly land, attains an 
average hight of 80 feet, and can be squared to 14 
inches. The wood is useful for house-framing, is hard 
and has a close straight grain. The fruit of the kauta- 
balli is not edible ; its bark, made into charcoal and 
ground to powder, is used by the Indian women to 
mix with the clay of their pots, goglets, and other 
earthenware vessels. 
WADADURI or Monkey-Pot, {Lecythis grandiflora, 
Aubl) is plentiful throughout the colony ; it grows to a 
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