704 BURMA, ITS PEOPLE AXD PRODUCTIONS. 



Ycm-a-mn .... (Botanical name unknown) 42 



Veiy pale buffish-yellow, fine-grained, Tvitli a satin lustre, and something like 

 bird's-eye maple. A good wood for fancy carpentry. 



Te-myaing. (Botanical name unknown). 



Pale brown. An inferior wood. 



Yen-daik .... Dalheic/ia culirata, Grab 58 



Sapwood white and said to be perishable, but deserves trial for indoor work. 

 IIeart\yood dark brown, or blackish, very hard, tough and imperishable. An ex- 

 cellent wood where great strength and toughness are desired. The weight of my 

 specimen is unusually low from excessive seasoning. Gamble gives a more general 

 average at 69 lbs. 



Ten-gat Gardenia coronaria, Ham 53 



Pale yellow, hard and brittle, an inferior wood, that might be used for combs 



and small wares. 



Tcng-bat .... (Botanical name unknown) 50 



Pale yellow, fine-grained and dresses well. Might be used as a substitute for 



' lox ' for combs and fancy articles. 



Yeng-zat .... {Ballergia, sp. ?) 75 



Purplish-black, very close-grained, hard, strong and durable. A good substitute 

 for chony, though more fibrous in grain. 



Ti-ma Chikrassia falulaih, Juss 53 



Pale reddisli-brown, ratlicr close-grained, and easy to work. An excellent 



furniture wood, commonly known as ' Chittagong ' wood. 



Yong Anogeissus acuminata, Wall 51 



Very pale reddish-yellow, rather fine-gi-ained, but an inferior wood, and I believe 



veiy subject to the attacks of insects before it is seasoned. Seems adapted for coarse 



carpentry only. Eurz recommends it for indoor use. 



Zam-ba-le .... (Botanical name unknown) 42 



Pale yellowish-grey. Rather coarse-grained, and fit only for common uses. 



Zi-hpyu (Botanical name unknown) 49 



Pale reddish, rather fine-grained, but an infcricn' wood. Would do for coarse 



work and packing cases. 



Zym-byun .... Billcnia i)entagijna, Roxb 46 



Pale brown, close-grained, and seems a good wood for general carpentry. 



