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TIMBER 



in colour ; the annual rings are slightly wavy as in English 

 oak. It is very easily bent, and fairly durable; it is superior 

 to American oak, largely used in wagon work, and to be had 

 in logs 12 to 18 ft. long, 10 to 16 inches a side, roughly 

 squared with wany edges, some almost octagonal ; also in 

 planks 15 inches wide and 2 to 8 inches thick. A large 

 number of Eussian cleft spokes are imported, 28 to 30 inches 

 long and 3^ by 4 inch sides. Oak also comes from Norway 

 and Italy. Austrian or Adriatic oak in round logs with the 



FIG. 10. Cross section of Oak, magnified about five 

 times. (After Both.) 



bark on is largely imported to the London market from 

 Fiume and other Adriatic ports, and has a ready sale for 

 wainscot and other purposes ; it was largely used for 

 parquetry flooring on the recently constructed SS. Maurc- 

 tania, as well as for the saloon fittings, where a great 

 quantity was used as panelling, and beautiful effects 

 obtained. This Adriatic oak is of good size, mild growth, 

 and even in colour. A good deal of oak from the Russian 

 and Roumanian forests is shipped at Odessa in short 

 lengths and from 16 to 24 inches a side, but is not suitable 

 for first-class work. Most of these oaks produce tough, 



