SPECIES OF WOODS. 



159 



Physical Qualities: Light (54th in 

 this list), 26 Ibs. per cu. ft.; sp. gr., 

 .4230; medium strong (51st in this 

 list) ; elastic (39th in this list) ; soft 

 (49th in this list) ; shrinkage, 5 per 

 cent; warps little; durable; easy to 

 work; brittle and does not split readily, 

 nails very well. 



Common Uses: Construction work, 

 furniture, interiors, boats, carriage bod- 

 ies, wooden pumps. 



Remarks: Being substituted largely 

 for white pine. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37 J4 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



