xii TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 



CHAPTER XXV. 



PAGE 



Mahogany : Spanish, St. Domingo, Nassau, Honduras, and Mexican 

 Description Uses Experiments Tables Chief defects 

 Santa Maria Trees of Brazil, &c 170 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



Trees of Australia Tewart Experiments Tables Jarrah Peculiar 

 defect Mode of flitching Experiments Tables Kari Extra- 

 ordinary size Defects Experiments Tables Iron-bark Blue 

 Gum Stringy-bark Dimensions Uses Experiments Tables 

 Trees of Van Diemen's Land, &c 187 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Ash : British, Canadian, American Description Dimensions 

 Quality Experiments Tables Alder Use of Bark Beech 

 Chestnut Elm, English Variety of uses Defects Experi- 

 ments Tables Navy contracts Elm, Wych Dutch Canada 

 Rock Hornbeam Experiments Tables, &c 207 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



Fir, Dantzic Whence drawn Sorting round wood Hand-masts 

 Deals Classes of quality Variety of marks Description of 

 tests Experiments Tables Navy contracts, &c. . . . 231 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



Fir, Riga Description Selection of spars Classed by brackers 



Spars in great favour Experiments Tables Navy contracts 



Specification for hand-masts, &c. 245 



CHAPTER XXX. 



Fir, Swedish Description Uses Quantity imported Norway 



Small Dimensions Spars Navy contracts Spruce deals 

 Quantity Quality Experiments Tables, &c 251 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



Larch Rate of growth Planted in Scotland Italian Early uses 



Palish Russian Tried at Woolwich Excessive shrinkage 

 1 ' Experiments Tables Americ>nj-Uses,j$& . , ; f . 259 



CHAPTER XXXII. 



Cedar of Lebanon Rapid growth Cedar : Cuba, Honduras and 

 Mexican Size of logs Uses Bermuda Florida Experiments 

 -Tables, &c F . ^ 2fi 



