SPECIES OF WOODS. 



157 



. . . . Ibs. per cu. ft. ; sp. gr., 0.4690 ; 

 medium strong (49th in this list) ; elas- 

 tic (38th in this list); medium 

 hard (41st in this list) ; shrinkage, 5 

 per cent. ; warps ; very dur- 

 able; easy to work; splits easily, takes 

 nails well. 



Common Uses: Pump logs, cheap 

 furniture, shelving. 



Remarks: Wood similar to yellow 

 poplar, and often sold with it. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^ diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



