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THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD 



with the result that they are strong and incUned to warp and twist, and 

 are not very satisfactor3^ 



(/) Stettin Oak. — The timber agrees with that exported from 

 Danzig and Memel, since it is denved Irom the same regions. In recent 

 years there has been an increased export from Stettin of hewn logs and 

 logs sawn octagonally. This timber is mainly used in the construction 

 of railway carriages and railway waggons. 



Oak, Silky. Grevillea robusta, A. Cunn. Weight, 37 lbs. Australia. 

 This very beautiful decorative wood is light brown in colour, and owes 



Part of the Government Saw.m, 



its name to the smooth and lustrous sheen of the figured surface. WTien 

 cut on the quarter the meduUary rays show in numberless flecks, displaying 

 that figure which is known as " clash." This resembles the figure shown 

 in live oak rather than the well-known clash shown on the radial cut in 

 ordinary oak. A specimen made up into parquet flooring displays an 

 admirable manner of using this wood, which would probably be highly 

 popular if it were more generally known. 



The medullary rays are broad and very clearly defined. The pores 

 are large but not very numerous ; some are plugged. 



Odina Wodier, Roxb. Weight, 50 lbs. India. 



The wood is of a hght yellow-brown colour, with a straight, even grain, 



