SPECIES OF WOODS. 



75 



39 Ibs. per en. ft., sp. gr. 0.7504; very 

 strong (6th in this list) ; very elastic 

 (3d in this list) ; hard (24th in this 

 list); shrinkage, 4 per cent; warps lit- 

 tle ; quite durable ; troublesome to work ; 

 splits along annual rings in nailing. 



Common Uses: Heavy construction, 

 ship building, railroad ties, docks, 

 bridges, house trim. 



Remarks: Similar to and often sold 

 as Long-leaf Pine. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^2 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



