354 APPENTJIX. 



TABLE XIX. 



Table showing the Heating Power of different kinds of "Wood, drawn 

 by iM^I. Peterson and Schodler, from the quantity of Oxygen required 

 to burn them. 



Names of Trees. Oxygen required to burn lliein. 



Tila Europea, lime, 140523 



Ulmus suberosa, elm, 139-408 



Pinus abies, fir, 138-377 



Pinus larix, larch, 138-0S2 



jEsculus hippocastanum, horse-chestnut, 138-002 



Buxus sempervirens, box, 137-315 



Acer campestres, maple, 136-9ti0 



Pinus sylvestris, Scotch fir, 136-931 



Pinus pinea, pitch pine, 136-886 



Populus nigra, black poplar, 136-628 



Pyrus communis, pear tree, . 135-881 



Juglans regia, walnut, 135690 



Betula alnus, alder, 133 956 



Salix fragilis, willow, 133-951 



Quercus robur, oak, 133-472 



Pyrus malus, apple-tree, 133-340 



Fraxinus excelsior, ash, 133-251 



Betula alba, birch, 133.22'J 



Prunus cerasus, cherry-tree, . 133-139 



Robinea pseudacacia, acacia, 132-543 



Fagus sylvatica, white beach, 132-312 



Prunus domestica, plum, 132-088 



Fagus sylvatica, red beach, 130-834 



Diospyros ebenum, ebony, n8-178 



