300 WOODS OP COMMERCE 



a, native of Katal, is a tree of considerable size, yielding a pale- 

 yellow, tough, and durable wood, much used for building, [See 

 Yellow-wood, Katal, and Yellow-wood, Real.] 



Yellow-wood, Dark or Deep {Rhus rhodanthema E. v. M. : Order 

 AnacardidcecB), North-East Australia. Known also as "Yellow 

 Cedar," or inappropriately as ''Light Yellow-wood." Ahoriq, 

 " Jango-iango." Height 60—80 ft.; diam. If- 2 ft. W 47. 

 Rich brownish or yellowish-bronze colour, darkening with age, 

 often beautifully marked, soft, fine and close in grain, taking a 

 fine poHsh, with a silky lustre, durable. A handsome and valued 

 cabinet-wood, but not plentiful. 



Yellow-wood, Light (i) inappropriately {RMs rhodanthema) [See 

 Yellow-wood, Dark] ; (ii) {Daphndndra micrdntha) [See Sassafras^ 

 Australian (ii)] ; and (iii) and most appropriately {Flindersia OxUy- 

 ana) [See Jack, Longl. 



Yellow-wood, Natal or Outeniqua (Podocdrpus elongdta L'H6rit.). 

 South and Tropical Africa. Known also as " White " or " Bastard 

 Yellow-wood." Bo&r ''Geel Hout." Zulu "Umkoba." Height 

 30—120 ft. ; diam. 3—5 ft. W 30—45. Pale yellow, soft, light, 

 close-grained, easily split and worked. Neither so common nor so 

 hard as the Real Yellow-wood (P. ThunUrgii) ; but used indis- 

 criminately with it for roofs, beams, planks, flooring, and furniture, 

 and, when creosoted, for sleepers. 



Yellow-wood, Real or Upright {Podocdrpus ThunUrgii Hook.= 

 P. latifolia R. Br.). South Africa. Boer " Geel Hout." Zulu 

 "Umceya." Height 75—120 ft.; diam. 2—8 ft. W 33—38. 

 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, and, when creosoted, for sleepers. 



Yellow-wood, Thorny {Zanthoxylum brachyacdnthum). See Satin- 

 wood in Australia. 



Yellow -wood or Yellow Cedar, in Guiana"^ {Aniba] guianensia 

 AubL : Order Laurinecs). French " C6dre jaune." S.G. 606 — 489. 

 R 145 kilos. Very strong, easily worked and durable. Used for 

 planks in building. 



Yen-dike [Dalbergia cuUrdta Grab. : Order Leguminosce). Burma. 

 Apparently sometimes known as " Blackwood " and confused with 

 some species of Ebony. Height 35 ft. to the lowest branch ; diam, 

 1 — 3 ft. Ty 64. Black, sometimes with white and red streaks, 

 straight-grown, very heavy and hard, tough, not brittle, elastic, 

 but fuU of shakes, very durable, not cracking any more after con- 

 version, and resisting sun or rain. Excellent for spokes, bows, 

 handles of ploughs, tools, planes, and spears, and largely used for 

 carving. 



