CONTENTS. xiii 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



PAGE 



Pine, Canada red Colour of bark Dimensions Sap-wood Experi- 

 ments Tables Navy contracts, &c. - . ' , . . .270 



CHAPTER XXXIV. 



Pine, Canada yellow Dimensions Inch masts Size of logs 

 "Waney" timber Deals bright and floated Defects Ex- 

 periments Tables Navy contracts, &c. .. . . , . . 275 



CHAPTER XXXV. 



Pine, American Pitch Mast pieces Size of logs Defects Experi- 

 mentsTables, &c 286 



CHAPTER XXXVI. 



Pine, Oregon or Douglas Description Rate of Growth Size of 

 Spars Specimen at Kew Gardens Uses, &c. . .- . . 292 



CHAPTER XXXVII. 



New Zealand Kaurie or Cowdie Pine Large handsome trees Rate 

 of growth Dense foliage Unequalled for masts Slight defects 

 Experiments Tables, &c 295 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



New Zealand Kahikatea trees Large Dimensions Anti-scorbutic 

 Tanakaha Size of logs Uses Rimu Specimen at Kew 

 Gardens Miro Totara Rata Pohutukawa Puriri, &c. . 304 



CHAPTER XXXIX. 



Timber Winter felled Natural seasoning Suggestions for stacking 

 Seasoning Duhamel's plan Fincham's Steaming Heated 

 chambers Carbonising M. Lapparent's patent Tried at Wool- 

 wich Experiments Tables Abstracts of previous experi- 

 ments, &c. > 314 



