SPECIES OF WOODS. 



163 



broad bands of small ducts ; grain, cross, 

 close; rays, numerous, large, conspicu- 

 ous. 



Physical Qualities: Weight, medium 

 (38th in this list), 35 Ibs. per cu. ft.; 

 sp. gr., 0.5678; medium strong (54th 

 in this list) ; elasticity, medium (43d 

 in this list; medium hard (30th 

 in this list) ; shrinkage, 5 per cent. ; 

 warps little; very durable, once used 

 for mummy coffins; hard to work; splits 

 ?ery hard. 



Common Uses: Tobacco boxes, yokes, 

 furniture, butcher blocks. 



Remarks: Trunks often very large 

 and hollow. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^2 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



