SPECIES OF WOODS. 



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this list) ; 28 Ibs. per cu. ft., pp. gr. 

 0.4621; strong (25th in this list) ; elas- 

 tic (12th in this list); soft (50th in 

 this list) ; shrinkage 3 or 4 per cent. ; 

 warps little; durable; easily worked; 

 splits easily. 



Common Uses: Matches (almost ex- 

 clusively on the Pacific Coast), interior 

 finish, ship and boat building. 



Remarks: Resin, a powerful diuretic 

 and insecticide. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^ diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



