SPECIES OF WOODS. 



89 



Physical Qualities: Weight, light 

 (52d in this list) ; 27 Ibs. per cu. ft., 

 sp. gr. 0.4287; medium strong (53d in 

 this list) ; elastic (31st in this list) ; 

 soft (59th in this list) ; shrinkage, 3 



per cent. ; warps ; durable; 



easy to work; splits easily. 



Common Uses: Interior finish, boat 

 building and cooperage. 



Remarks: Largest of the spruces. 

 Common in the coast belt forest. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^2 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



