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Unrivalled for masts and spars, valuable for the decks of yachts 

 owing to its freedom from knots and regularity of grain, used 

 also for sleepers, telegraph-posts, house-building, and joinery. It 

 is the most valuable forest-tree of New Zealand and the soft 

 wood of the country; but the supply is limited, and, though there 

 is a considerable export trade to Australia, the cost of freight 

 limits its employment elsewhere. Its price in London auctions is 

 from 2s. 6d. to 3s. 4d. per cubic foot. 



Kay a (T6rreya nucifera S. and Z. : Order Taxdcece). Japan. 

 "Japanese Torreya." French "Porte-noix Torreya." Height 

 2030 or 80 ft.; diam. up to 45 ft. Yellowish-white, hard, 

 straight-grained, strong. Much valued for building and cabinet- 

 making. 



Keurboom (Virgilia capensis Lam. : Order Legumindsce). Cape 

 Colony. Height 1520 ft.; diam. 1| 2 ft. Light, soft. 

 Occasionally used for rafters, spears, etc. 



Keyaki (Zelkdwa acumindta Planch. : Order Ulmdcece). Japan. 

 Used for common lacquered ware. 



Kharpat (Garuga pinndta Roxb. : Order Burserdcece). India 

 and Burma. Mahr. " Kooruk." Telug. "Garuga." Height 40 ft. 

 to first branch; diam. 3 ft. W 52. Reddish, moderately hard, 

 seasoning well, but not durable. Occasionally used for building 

 or for fuel. 



Khat (Cdtha tdulis Forsk. : Order Celastrinece). East Africa. 

 Seldom more than a shrub, but yielding a beautiful reddish-white 

 wood, with zones of darker red, very hard and heavy. 



Kiamil (Odina Wddier Roxb. : Order Anacardidcece = CaUsium 

 grdnde O.K.). India, Burma, Ceylon. Burm. " Na-bhay." Tarn. 

 " Ooday." Telug. " Goompana." Height 50 ft. to first branch ; 

 diam. 4 ft. S.G. 656. W 4165. Light-red when first cut, 

 darkening to red-brown on exposure, close-grained, moderately 

 hard, seasoning well but slowly, requiring two or three years, not 

 warping, not very durable. Used for spear-shafts, scabbards, 

 spokes, oil-presses and rice-pounders, suitable for cabinet-work. 



Kirni (Mlmusops Kauki L. : Order Sapotdcece). India, Burma, 

 and represented by a variety, Brownidna A.DC. in tropical 



