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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 



PAGE 



Elm, Wych, description . . 224 



Emu, . . 206 

 European Turkey, survey of 



forests ..... 101 



Exogenous trees, stems of . ' 3. 



Experiments, numerous . . 40 

 ,, specimens well 



seasoned . 41 

 ,, specimens, di- 



mensions . 42 



,, transverse tests . 42 



,, tensile tests . 42 



F. 



Felling, proper time for . . 

 Fincham's plan of seasoning . 

 Fir, Dantzic, description . . 

 ,, ,, spars, deals, c. 



21 

 321 

 231 

 231 



sap- 



,, quantity of 



wood . . 232 

 ,, sorting round wood 232 

 ,, hand and inch 



masts . . 232 

 ,, deals for decks . 233 

 ,, sorting square 



wood . . 233 

 ,, classes of quality. 234 

 ,, variety of marks . 234 

 ,, description of tests 235 

 ,, experiments, tables 237 

 ,, Navy contracts . 241 

 ,, Eliasberg . . 243 

 ,, white wood . 243 

 ,, Mauer latten . 234 

 Norway, articles produced 252 

 ,, spars, Navy con- 



tracts . . 254 

 Riga, description . . 245 

 selection of spars . 245 

 classed by brackers . 246 

 spars in great favour 246 

 experiments, tables. 247 

 Navy contracts . 249 

 specification for hand 



masts * . 250 

 Spruce, description . . 254 

 ,, of North America 254 

 ,, Hemlock . . 254 

 ,, white or single . 254 

 , , black or double . 254 

 , , deals, quantity 



imported . 255 



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Fir, Spruce, deals, qualities . 255 



,, ,, experiments, tables 256 



,, Swedish, description . 251 



,, ,, quantity imported 252 



Florida Cedar (see Cedar). . 267 



Forest light wood, description . 206 



Formulae, Barlow's . . . 52 



French Guiana, trees of . . 159 



French Oak (see Oak) . -77 



"Foxiness," signs of . . 20 



G. 



Grapiapunha, description . 184 

 Greenheart, alkaloid in bark . 151 

 description . . 151 

 qualities and de- 

 fects . .152 

 sap-wood, quantity 152 

 ,, proof of 153 



shape as imported 154 

 experiments, tables 154 

 Grignon, description 

 Guarabu, ,, 

 Guigo, ,, 



Gum, Brown, description 

 Curly, 

 ,, Red, ,, 



Swamp, 

 White, 

 Guiana, French, trees of. 



1 60 



182 

 142 



206 

 206 

 206 

 206 

 206 

 159 



H. 



Hackmatack (see Larch) . . 263 

 "Hawke," H. M. S., winter- 

 felled timber . . 70 

 He Oak, description . . 206 

 Heartwood, or duramen . 4 

 Heart-shake, description . . 26 

 ,, trees affected . 26 

 ,, common to Exogens 27 

 ,, various forms of 28 

 Hedge-grown trees . . 22 

 Hemlock (see Fir, Spruce) . 254 

 Highclere Park, Cedars planted 265 

 Hinau, description . . -313 

 Honduras Mahogany (see Ma- 

 hogany) . . . .174 

 Honduras Cedar (see Cedar) . 266 

 Honeysuckle, description . 206 

 Hornbeam ,, . 229 



