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THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE WOODS [Strength* 



TABLE V. 



77ie Principal Trees of the United States arranged in the Order of the Strength of 

 their Woods (Modulus of Rupture, — Kilogram, Centimetre). 



Species. 



Oarya myristicceformis 

 Amyris sylvatica 

 Robinia Pseudacacia 

 Quercus cbrysolepis 

 Betula lutea . . . 

 Quercus prinoklcs . 

 l.arix occidentals . 

 Quercus imbricaria 

 Colubrina reclinata 

 Betula lenta . . . 

 Kbizophora Mangle 

 Carya alba . . . 

 Quercus falcata . . 

 Hypelate paniculata 

 Quercus laurifolia . 

 Eugenia procera . . 

 Eugenia moniicola . 

 Pinus Cubensis . . 

 Pinus serotina . . 

 Pinus palustris . . 

 Acer saccliarinum . 

 ( larpinus Carolinians 

 Dipholis salieifolia . 

 Fagus ferruginea 

 ( Istrya Virginica 

 Amelanchier Canaden 

 Maclura aurantiaca 

 Carya tninentosa 

 Fraxinus Americana, v 

 Quercus Michauxii . 

 Quercus hypoleuca . 

 ( larya amara . . . 

 Quercus palustris . 

 Carya sulcata . ■ 

 Taxus brcvit'olia . . 

 Quercus heterophylla 

 Ulmus racemosa 

 Betula papyrifera . 

 Eugenia buxifolia . 

 Quercus cocoinea 

 Quercus aquatica . 

 i ismanthua Americanu 

 Quercus Catesbffii . 

 ( larya porcina 



1394 

 1805 

 1273 

 1268 

 1248 

 1238 

 1227 

 1218 



1216 



1216 



1207 



1200 



1193 



1100 



1181 



1176 



1172 



1172 



1164 



1152 



1149 



1149 



1148 



1148 



1134 



1132 



1131 



1129 



[125 



Ills 



1113 



1101 



1090 



1088 



1078 



107:1 



1066 



1065 



1055 



1(17.4 



1052 



1051 



1046 



1046 



45 

 46 

 47 

 48 

 49 

 50 

 51 

 52 

 5:1 

 54 

 55 

 56 

 •"■7 

 58 

 59 

 60 

 61 

 62 

 68 

 64 

 65 

 66 

 67 

 68 

 69 

 7ii 

 71 

 72 

 7:; 

 71 

 7.") 

 76 

 77 

 7S 

 79 

 80 



81 



82 



83 

 84 



8f> 

 86 

 87 

 88 



Species. 



Oupressus macrocarpa 

 Quercus nigra . . . 

 Quercus tinctoria . . 

 Pinus niitis .... 

 Myrica Californica . . 

 Quercus Prinus . . . 

 Pinus niuricala . . . 

 Gledilschia monosperma 

 Canella alba .... 

 Quercus lyrata . . . 

 Quercus rubra, var. Texana 

 Acer dasycarpum . . . 

 Quercus virens . . . 

 Exoslemn Cnribseum . 

 Swietenia Mahogoni 

 Quercus Douglasii . . 

 Quercus Duranilii . . 

 Quercus cincrca . . . 

 Pinus contorts . . . 

 Cornus Nuttallii . . . 

 Castanea pumila . . 

 Quercus rubra . . . 

 Quercus Phellos . . . 

 Quercus macrocarpa . 

 Betula nigra .... 

 Sideroxylon Mastichodendron 

 Acer saccliarinum, var. nigrum 

 Clirysobalanus tea co . 

 Viburnum prunifoliuin 

 Quercus d< nsiflora . . 

 Bourreria Havanensis . 

 Conocarpus erccta . . 

 Citbarexylum villosum 

 Quercus grisea . . . 

 Quercus ngrifolia . . 

 Prunus Caroliniana 

 Gle.ditscliia triacantlios 

 Mimusops Sieberi . . 

 Coccoloba Floridann . 

 Robinia Neo-Mexicana 

 Quercus bicolor .... 

 Salix flavescens, var. Scoule 

 Tsuga Mertensiana . . 

 Arbutus Mcnzicsii . . , 



