226 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



Kahikatea. See Pine, White, of New Zealand. 



Kamassi (Gonioma Kamdssi E. Mey. : Order Apocyndcece). 

 Cape Colony. "Knysna Boxwood." Height 16 20 ft.; diam. 

 1 1J ft. Close-grained, hard, tough, heavy. One of the finest 

 woods in South Africa, but small. Used for cabinet-work, planes 

 and other carpenters' tools, and suitable for engraving. 



Kapor. See Camphor, Borneo. 



Karamatsu. See Larch, Japanese. 



Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor F.v.M. : Order Myrtdcece). South- 

 west Australia. Sometimes known as "Blue Gum." Height 

 300400 ft.; diam. 312 ft. S.G. 1023885. W 6063. 

 E 760 tons, e' 2'10. p' 1-05. ft 6-20. fc 2-92. c 7070. c' '934. 

 Reddish, heavy, slightly wavy or curled in grain, but without 

 ornamental figure, hard, tough, strong, not so easily wrought as 

 Jarrah, subject to star-shake and gum-veins, durable under water 

 or when exposed to alternate drought and wet, but not between 

 wind and earth. Much used locally for wheels, ship-building, 

 and planks, being classed in the third line of Lloyd's Register, 

 suited for piles and bridges, and coming into use for paving- 

 blocks and for furniture. Stated to cover 2300 miles of 

 country. 



Katsura (Cerddiphl/ttum japtfnieum S. and Z. : Order Magnoli- 

 acece) Japan. Height 80 ft.; diam. 3 ft. Used in building, 

 carpentry, and turnery. 



Kauri (Agafhis austrdlis Salisb. : Order Araucarinece). North 

 Island, New Zealand. "Kauri" or "Cowdie Pine." Height 

 120 200 ft.; diam. 410 or 20 ft. at base. S.G. 498 595. 

 W 37-4. E 470 tons, e' 1-78 1-39. p' 1-01 -79. / 2-16. fc 2-03. 

 c 4543. c' *6. v' '769. Sapwood 3 5 in. wide, very resinous : 

 heart yellowish-white to brown, clean, fine, close and straight in 

 grain, moderately hard for Pine, very firm, strong and elastic, 

 generally sound or with slight heart-shake, shrinking very little 

 in seasoning, planing up well, with a beautiful silky lustre like 

 the plainest Satinwood, taking a good polish, wearing even with- 

 out splintering, and more durable than any other Pine, except 

 where exposed to the Teredo. It is sometimes richly mottled. 



