344 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



W 47. Rich brownish or yellowish-bronze colour, darkening 

 with age, often beautifully marked, soft, fine and close in grain, 

 taking a fine polish, with a silky lustre, durable. A handsome 

 and valued cabinet wood. 



Yellow-wood, Light (i) inappropriately, (Rliiis rhodanthema) 

 [See Yellow-wood, Dark] ; (ii) Daphtwmdra micrdntha) [See 

 Sassafras, Australian (ii)]; and (iii) and most appropriately 

 (FliniUrsia Oxleydna) [See Jack, Long]. 



Yellow-wood, Natal or Outeniqua (Podocdrpus elongdta 

 L'Herit.). South and Tropical Africa. Known also as "White" 

 or "Bastard Yellow-wood." Boer "Geel Hout." Zulu "Um- 

 koba," Height 3070 ft.; diam. 37 ft. Pale yellow, soft, 

 light, close-grained, easily split and worked. Neither so common 

 nor so hard as the Real Yellow-wood (P. Thunbergii) ; but used 

 indiscriminately with it for roofs, beams, planks, flooring and 

 furniture, and, when creosoted, for sleepers. 



Yellow- wood, Real or Upright (Podocdrpus Thunbergii Hook.). 

 South Africa. Boer "Geel Hout." Zulu "Umceya." Height 

 75 ft. ; diam. 4 8 ft. Light yellow, straight-growing, light, 

 soft, even-grained, fairly elastic and strong, easily worked but 

 somewhat liable to split or warp. Excellent for shingles 

 and used also for furniture, and, like the last mentioned, in 

 building. 



Yellow-wood, Thorny (Zanthoxylurn brachyacdnthum). See 

 Satinwood in Australia. 



Yellow wood or Yellow Cedar, in Guiana (Aniba guiandnsis 

 Aubl. : Order Launnece). French "Cedre jaune." S.G. 606 

 489. R 145 kilos. Very strong, easily worked and durable. 

 Used for planks in building. 



Yen-dike (Dalbergia cultrdta Grah. : Order Legumindsce). 

 Burma. Apparently sometimes known as "Blackwood" and 

 confused with some species of Ebony. Height 35 ft. to the 

 lowest branch ; diam. 1 3 ft, W 64. Black, sometimes with 

 white and red streaks, straight-grown, very heavy and hard, 

 tough, not brittle, elastic, but full of shakes, very durable, not 

 cracking any more after conversion and resisting sun or rain. 



