XIX.] 



CANADIAN OAK. 



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TABLE XLII. 

 Tensile Experiments. 



TABLE XLIII. 

 Vertical or Crushing Strain on cubes of 2 inches. 



E = 703230. S = 1897. 



THE CANADIAN OAK TREE (QuercUS Rubra). 



THIS tree is of perfectly straight growth, and yields the 

 timber of commerce in logs varying from 25 to 50 feet 

 in length by 12 to 24 inches square. 



The wood is brown in colour, has a fine straight clean 

 grain, is somewhat porous, shrinks moderately without 

 splitting, is easy to work, and stands well after seasoning. 

 It is remarkable for its very slow growth. 



About 4,000 loads of this Canadian Oak timber are 

 usually imported annually into London, and a far greater 

 quantity into the Liverpool market, for the use of 

 cabinet-makers and general dealers, who employ it for 



