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Toun-thai-tai (Garcinia cowa). — Yellow. Scarce. Found dispersed in. 

 the Pegu forests and elsewhere. Useful for cabinet-work. 



Touk-kyau (Pentaptera glabra). — Dark-brown. Plentiful in the Bur- 

 mese teak-forests. Very large and useful timber. Equal to teak or oak, 

 and applicable for similar purposes. 



Touk-kyau (Pentaptera arjuan). — Dark-brown. Found in the teak- 

 forests of Burmah. Valuable strong timber. Girth 7 to 9 feet, and lofty. 

 Worthy of a trial for shipbuilding. 



Tye-yoo-tha, or Lam-thah. — Found in Tavoy and Mergui. Brittle, and 

 readily splits and warps. 



Tunyeen-dha. — Found in moderate quantities near Tavoy and Mergui. 

 Used in the construction of the large boats plying between Moulmein and 

 Tounghoo. It has a pecrdiar and fragrant odour, and is tough and durable. 



Yaiyoe (Morinda bracteata). — Yellow. Only found cultivated. Timber 

 small, and applicable for cabinet-work. 



Yeen-ga. — White. Found in Moulmein, but not very abundant. Used 

 for helves, &c, and is a pretty furniture-wood. 



Yemmanee. — Abundant. Found inland near the banks of the Gyne 

 and Attaran rivers, and at the back of the mountains near Moulmein. 

 Very durable. Used by the King of Ava for his carved furniture. It is 

 slightly scented, free from cracks, and without any tendency to rot. 



Yinbya (Ancestrolobus mails). — Dark-brown. Plentiful in the Pegu and 

 Tounghoo forests. Tall. Girth 3 feet. Ornamental work. 



Yindike ; Inditte ; Yendaik (Dalbergia sp.). — Black. Plentiful in 

 the Tharawaddy and JEflaine districts, and the lower parts of Tounghoo 

 and Tenasserim. There are four species. The timber of all is very 

 heavy, and seldom exceeds 3 to 4 feet girth. 



Young-tha. — Along the sea-coast, near Tavoy and Mergui. A heavy, 

 durable wood, used for posts and planks of houses. 



Ywaigyee (Adenanthera pavonina). — Red. Not very plentifully, in the 

 Rangoon, Pegu, and Tounghoo districts. For cabinet-making. 



Zinbyewn ; Zengbywom ; Zimboom (Dillenia augusta). — Light-brown. 

 Plentiful in the forests of Pegu and Tavoy. Large and good timber for 

 housebuilding. 



Zoungali ; Toungalay ; Zeengalay (Ancestrolobus carnea). — Dark- 

 brown. Plentiful in the Pegu and Tounghoo forests. Timber very tall. 

 Girth not more than 3 feet. Ornamental work. 



Zoungya (Averrhoa Carambola). — Dark-brown. Only found near towns 

 in Pegu, &c. Fit for ornamental work. 



(Hibiscus macrophylla). — White wood. Plentiful in the 



forests of Pegu and Tounghoo districts. Tall, slender timber, of 3 or 4 feet 

 girth. Would do for boards and house-posts. 



(Pygium acuminata). — Red. Scarce, but found on the 



banks of streams in the Tounghoo district. Girth 5 or 6 feet. Employed 

 for cabinet-work. 



