184 TlMEHRI. 
large size on sand and clayey soil, and attains an 
average height of about ioo feet. It can be squared to 
28 inches. It is used for furniture, house-building, &c, 
and formerly for hogshead staves. The tree bears a nut 
which is sometimes eaten; and a fine oil can be extracted 
from the kernels. 
WAMARA is plentiful above, but not below the rapids. 
It grows on sandy soil and does not average more than 
about 60 feet in height, and can be squared to 12 
inches free of sap. The heart is exceedingly hard, heavy, 
and very close-grained, resembling ebony. The sap 
wood, of which there is very little, is of a yellowish 
white colour ; on exposure to the weather it rots away 
from the heart rapidly. The Indians make their clubs 
from this wood : it is little used owing to its extreme 
hardness, but it is a fine wood for inlaying and other 
cabinet work. 
IRRIARIADAN [Cassia sp.) is to be found on the 
Moraballi Creek, where it grows plentifully on high 
sandy soil. It is a fine wood of a dark brown colour, 
and suitable for partition boards, staves, and many other 
purposes. The average height is about 80 feet, and it 
can be squared to 10 inches free of sap. 
DUKURIA is plentiful throughout the colony, growing 
in dry soils ; it is used for house-framing and many other 
purposes, and is a very serviceable wood. Its average 
height is about 90 feet, and it will square 16 inches. 
DAKAMA-BALLI grows plentifully near the water ; its 
average height is about 80 feet, and it will square 20 
inches. The wood is little used. From the seeds of the 
dakama-balli a starch is extracted which is considered 
