CONTENTS 



BOOK V 



OF THE TIMBER OF VARIOUS TREES AND ITS USES 



PAGE 



Of the seasons of cutting 417 



Of the wood of silver-fir and fir 421 



Of the effects on timber of climate 427 



Of knots and ' coiling ' in timber 429 



Of differences in the texture of different woods .... 431 



Of differences in timber as to hardness and heaviness . 439 



Of differences in the keeping quality of timber .... 441 

 Which kinds of wood are easy and which hard to work. 



Of the core and its effects 445 



Which woods can best support weight 451 



Of the woods best suited for the carpenter's various 



purposes 453 



Of the woods used in ship-building 455 



Of the woods used in house-building 459 



Of the uses of the wood of particular trees 459 



Of the localities in which the best timber grows . . . 463 

 Of the uses of various woods in making fire : charcoal, 



fuel, fire-sticks 467 



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