REAL YELLOW-WOOD 



rather preserves than injures it " (Swainson quoted by Collin- 

 son) (24). " Would be a good substitute for Mahogany " (60). 

 "Canoes of this wood frequently serve three generations, . . . 

 interior fittings, veneers, sleepers, . . . timber 120 feet long 

 by 12 feetindiam. . . . a general-utility wood, resists the teredo, 

 . . . piles, bridges, wharves, . . . very durable, easily worked, 

 . . . wood paving, . . . never warps or twists " (91). Works 

 beautifully freely like Deal. 



Authorities. Perceval (qi), pp. 14 and 41. Laslett (60), p. 

 401. Ditto (61), p. 434. Collinson (24). 



Colour. Heart-wood rosy red gradually passing over into the 

 white sap-wood, which is about 3 inches wide. " Rich red, . . . 

 varies in colour in the same plank, . . . sometimes iridescent " 

 (91). " Reddish, resembles Mahogany " (61). " Three kinds, 

 the red, the pale yellow (and a third not mentioned) " (24). 



Anatomical Characters. As Podocarpus dacrydioides No. 219. 



Type specimen authenticated by the Forest Officer to the 

 Government of New Zealand. 



No. 223. REAL YELLOW-WOOD. Podocarpus 



Thunbergii. Hook, (not Siebold) 



PLATE XVI. FIG. 140. 



Natural Order. Conifers. 



Synonyms. P. latifolia, R. Br. P. latifolius, Boulger (12). 



Alternative Names. Upright Yellow- wood : Cape Geelhout 

 (19). Umceya (12). 



Sources of Supply. South Africa. 



Physical Characters, etc. Recorded dry-weight 33^-38 Ibs. per 

 cu. ft. Hardness Grade 7, compare Beech. Smell none. Taste 

 " dealy " or vapid if any. Burns badly, the flame readily expires : 

 embers glow in still air : a quiet, smoky flame. Solution colour- 

 less. 



Grain. Very fine and even. Surface satiny and frosted. 



Bark. Reddish-brown, about inch thick : soft, fibrous, 

 cracked in vertical lines : frosted : apparently of two layers. 



Uses, etc. Works of construction generally : not ornamental 

 nor susceptible of much finish. " Rural implements, . . . 10-15 

 in. in diameter " (19). Works easily. 



Authorities. Nordlinger (86), vol. vii. p. 7. Laslett (60), 

 p. 385. C. S. Almanack (19). Boulger (12). 



Colour. Uniform yellow. No distinction between sap- and 

 heart-wood. 



Anatomical Characters : 



Resin Canals. None. 



Rays. Scarcely visible, size 5-6, very fine : very many about 



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