SPECIES OF WOODS. 



67 



in this list) ; elasticity, medium (41st in 

 this list) ; hardness, medium (42nd in 

 this list) ; shrinkage, 4 per cent. ; warps 



; not durable ; hard to work, 



brittle ; splits easily in nailing. 



Common Uses: Lumber, railway ties, 

 mine timbers. 



Remarks: Forms extensive open for- 



ests. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37 H diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



