SPECIES OF WOODS. 



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list), 31 Ibs. per cu. ft., sp. gr. 0.4854; 

 strong (39th in this list) ; elastic (16th 

 in this list) ; soft (48th in this list) ; 

 shrinkage, 3 per cent; warps moder- 

 ately ; not durable ; easy to work ; splits 

 readily, nails well. 



Common Uses: Piles, electric wire 

 poles, masts, flooring. 



Remarks: Often sold with and as 

 white pine. Eesembles Scotch pine 

 (Pinus sylvestris). Bark used to some 

 extent for tanning. Grows in open 

 groves. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross- section, 

 magnified 37^ diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



