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marawinaroo, (which is not so durable and has a more 
sappy wood than koorooboorelli) is used, as is also that 
of the simiri or locust, by the Indians for making canoes 
or "wood-skins." These are sometimes of large size, 
accommodating 15 or 16 persons. Purple-heart is one 
of the tallest of our forest trees, and its round top may 
be easily distinguished, rising above the surrounding 
forest on the hilly lands of the interior. The wood is of 
a purple colour, hard, closed-grained, durable and very 
tough. It is a fine wood for mill-beds, house-framing &c, 
and is capable of resisting great strain. Its average 
height is about 120 feet, and there are many trees nearly, 
if not quite, 200 feet high. It can be squared to 30 
inches. 
Yellow Siruaballi has a light wood of bright 
yellow colour, with a strong aromatic scent ; it is used 
principally for planking boats, and is most durable. 
Yellow siruaballi often grows to a very large size in 
loose sandy soil, but is difficult to procure over 12 
inches square, free of sap. The average height is a- 
bout 60 feet. The bark is useful for tanning. 
AWATI is a light wood, of close grain, the colour 
of white-pine, and is useful for indoor work. This 
wood is little known and not much used. A decoction 
of the bark and seeds is used as a wash by the In- 
dians in cases of small-pox, and is said to be very 
effective in healing the pustules. The average height 
is about 60 ft. and its diameter 16 inches. 
KAKARALLI {Lecythis ollaria, Lin) has a close- 
grained and tough wood, of a light brown colour; it 
is used for house-framing, building wharfs, &c. It is 
