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metal cannot, and, being easily cut or split, can be 

 fashioned into almost any form. 



The woods mostly in use for general purposes are the 

 different kinds of pine, as American Pine, Norway Pine, 



FIG. 21. EXOGENOUS LEAF, SHOWING EETICULATED VENATION. 



yellow and white Deal, Mahogany, Oak, Beech, Elm, Ash, 

 and Maple. In the " Penny Cyclopaedia," under the article 

 " Wood," is the following description of the different kinds 

 used by cabinet-makers, &c. : 



" The woods that are used by the cabinet-maker for furni- 

 ture of a more delicate kind are called ' fancy woods.' The 

 use of these has become much more general since the in- 

 troduction of the art of veneering, and now that this is 

 done by machinery instead of by hand, a number of woods 

 are used for furniture and other purposes, which, on account 

 of their scarcity, could have been formerly used only to a 

 very limited extent. The most common of the fancy woods, 

 and that which is most used by cabinet-makers, is Mahogany. 

 This wood is the produce of the ' Swienteria Mahogani.' 



" Next in point of importance and use to Mahogany, is 

 Kosewood. This wood obtains its name from its fragrance, 

 and is the produce of a mimosa from the forests of Brazil ; 

 in veneering it affords about eight plates to the inch. 



" King-wood is a beautiful wood much in use, brought 

 from Brazil in logs four feet long and about five inches wide, 

 and is used only for delicate articles ; it is said to be the 



