TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



PART I. 



HARVESTING; CONVERSION AND DISPOSAL OF PRINCIPAL 

 FOREST PRODUCE; WOOD. 



CHAPTEB I. 



PEOPKKTIKS OF WOOD. 



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A. ANATOMY OF WOOD. ITS STi:rcTn;i: AND TI:XTI I;K : IDENTIFICA- 

 TION OF \\'ooj)S 7 



(A) Brondleaved woods l! 



(B) Coniferous woods :;*; 



(C) Palmwoods 12 



(D) Bamboos 43 



15. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OE WOOD 43 



lour 43 



2. Lustre 47 



3. Scent 47 



1. Hardness 48 



5. Specific Weight :,i> 



'.. Coherence 6."> 



7. Hygroscopicity (If, 



8. Practical results of warping 72 



'.'. Effects of heat on wood 7~> 



10. Conductivity of wood 78 



(a) For heat 78 



(b) For electricity 78 



(c) For sound '78 



(d) For light 71) 



C. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD 7i> 



D. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD 83 



1. Fineness of grain 83 



2. Fissibility 86 



3. Strength 88 



1. T. .u-_' In i cs> or pliability {)."> 



". Durability .... .07 



