THE TIMBERS OF COMMERCE 



ful, up to 50 ft. long by . diam." (24). " . 



ft. high by 2 to 4 ft. i; diam." (57). "One of 

 t and toughest of the Coniferae, . . . hardens u: 



and becom* ~ n the course of time, . . . 



work, . . . e durable, . . . fencing posts, 



timber, weal' ; s, sleepers, bridge-building " (91). 



.'table for cabinet - and architecture " (60). x Works 



readily and swec' ;;ot easily: the grain "picks up" 



badly when phi 



Authorities. i), pp. 14 and 3 -f t (61), p. 434. 



Kew Guide (- .Ilins< >n (24). 



Colour. Hea: " bright, rid: nd occa- 



sionally of a . " (61). Reddish or 



reddish- 1- brownish- white 



i T to i| inches wide. 



Anatomi- ' ters. ' i 'Podocn 



No. 2i> .. irrow, b< ..^ gradu; ' 



into the .rood of the sam< Ke those of P. 



rita. R the limit -How or brown : in 



Radial s< not conspicuous on a 



luth ted the Forest Officer to the 



Gov< id. 



No. 22*' TARA. Podocarpus Totara. G. Benn. 



PLATE ~KVI. FIG. 140. 



Coniferae. 



Totaro. A. Cunn (61). 

 es. New Zealand Yew. 



Zealand only. 



.V; . Recorded dry-weight 28-37 I DS - 



irade 7, compare Spruce. Slightly 



Taste very little. Burns very well 



nd little aroma : embers glow in still 



ash gives a copious, pale, brownish 



liform, close and even. Surface 



iens : slightly sticky to the touch. 



'.t ii inch thick, soft, ragged, 



; igs : uniform in structure. 



brinks a good deal 



:isily into shingles and laths, . . . 



worm-eaten : useful in joinery 



>st valuable wood in N.Z. for 



irni not affected by wet,which 



