TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 



Mahogany, Spanish, description 

 ,t ,, experiments 



tables 



,, St. Domingo, de 



scription 



Malabar Teak (see Teak) . 



Malatapay, description . 



Mambog, 



Manawa, 



Mangachapuy, 



Mangalo, 



Mapilia, 



Matai, 



Matteral, 



Mauer latten (see Fir, Dantzic). 



Maximum strength, position of 



Medullary rays, on silver grain 

 ,, trees, distinct in 



Meriquitiara, description. 



Mexican Cedar (see Cedar) 



Mida, description 



Miro, 



Mocasso-cassa 



Mucorongo, 



Mocoza, 



Mocua, 



Mocunca, 



Mocundo-cundo 



description 



Mohoi, 



Molave tree, ,, 



,, experiments, tables 

 Monangare, description . 

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

 felled timber 

 Mora, description . 



,, experiments, tables 

 Morranda, description . - . 

 Mouna, ,, . 



Moulmein Teak (see Teak) 

 Mucumite, description . 

 Mugunda, 

 Murumanhama, 

 Mussangara, 

 Musk tree, 

 Myrtle, Brown 



Red 



,, Scented 



White 



,, Yellow 



N. 

 Nana, description . 



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Nassau Mahogany (see Maho- 

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 Navy contracts, 



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British Oak 

 Dantzic Oak 

 Italian Oak 

 English Elm 

 Dantzic Fir 

 Riga ,, 



Norway spars 254 



Red Pine . 274 



Yellow Pine . 284 



New Zealand, trees of . . 295 



Norway Fir (see Fir) . . 252 



O. 



Oak, variety and extent . . 43 

 ,, or Teak, African . .145 



,, ,, description . 145 



,, ,, logs as imported 146 

 , , , , experiments, 



tables . 147 



,, American, white . . 103 



,, ,, description . 104 

 ,, ,, experiments, 



tables . 105 

 ,, black, descrip- 

 tion . .no 



,, Baltimore, description . 108 



,, ,, of slow growth 1 08 

 ,, ,, experiments, 



tables . 108 



,, British, description . . 44 

 ,, ' ,, best soil for . 45 

 , , , , standard of quality 46 

 ,, ,, specific gravity . 47 

 ,, ,, qualities . . 47 

 ,, ,, contact with iron. 48 

 ,, ,, supply inadequate. 48 

 , , , , stores at Woolwich 49 

 ,, ,, stores of substitutes 49 

 ,, ,, tables of experi- 

 ments . . 50 

 ,, ,, elasticity . .51 

 ,, ,, deflections . . 55 

 ,, tensile strength . 58 

 ,, ,, vertical ,, .60 

 ,, ,, elongation of fibres 66 

 ,, ,, time for felling . 67 

 ,, ,, tannin in bark . 67 

 ,, ,, winter-felled . 68 

 ,, ,, Navy contracts . 71 

 ,, ,, thickstuff and plank 75 



