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Yoke (Piptadenia peregn'na Benth. : Order Leguminosce). 

 Tropical South and Central America. A large tree. W 70 '48. 

 E 286 tons. / 3. fc 2. fs -317. Reddish-brown, heavy, hard, 

 close-grained. 



Zebra-wood, a beautifully marked furniture-wood, chiefly 

 obtained from Connarus guianensis Lam. ( = Omphalobium LamUriii 

 DC. : Order Connardcece). British Guiana. " Hyawaballi." 

 Height 90 ft., squaring 10 12 in. S.G. 1032. Reddish-brown, 

 beautifully marked, working well and taking a good polish ; but 

 very rare. The name is also applied to the woods of Eugenia 

 frdgrans Willd., var. cunedta (Order Myrtdcece), Guettdrda specidsa 

 L. (Order Eubidcece), the "Ron-ron" of Honduras, and G'entro- 

 lubmm rdbmtum Mart. (Order Legumindsce), the " Arariba " or 

 "Araroba" of Brazil, exported from Rio, in lengths of 30 40 

 ft. ; and to Diospyros Kurzii (Order Ebendcece) from the Andaman 

 Islands. 



Zelkova (Zelk6va crendta Spach. = Pldnera liichdrdi Michx. : 

 Order Ulmicece). Caucasus. Height 70 80 ft. Sapwood 

 broad, light-coloured, very elastic, used for the same purposes 

 as Ash or Elm ; heart reddish, heavy, very hard, taking a good 

 polish. Used for furniture. 



