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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 



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Pine, Pitch, North America . 286 



description . . 287 



for mast pieces . 286 

 experiments, tables 287 



Oregon or Douglas . 292 



description . . 292 



rate of growth . 292 

 specimen at Kew . 293 



Pingow, description . .136 



,, experiments, tables . 136 



Pingue, description . .150 



Pink wood, ,, . 206 



Piquea-marfim, description . 184 

 Pith, first formed ... 4 



,, cellular tissues . . 4 



,, position in carpentry . 4 



,, sometimes snake-like . 24 



Planks, how to select . . 39 



,, method of preserving . 320 



Plum tree, description . . 206 



Pohutukawa, . .310 



Pruning, proper mode of -37 



Pugatea, description . .313 



Pukapuka, . .313 



Puriri, ,, . .311 



Pyengadu (see Ironwood). . 129 



Pyroligneous acid in Oak . 48 



R. 



Raiz-de-Pingue, description . 150 



Ramarama, ,, . 313 



Rata, ,, .310 



Red Pine (see Pine) . . 270 



Re ware wa, description . 313 



Riga Oak (see Oak) . . 95 



,, Fir (see Fir) . . 245 



Rimu, description . . 306 



,, specimens at Kew . 307 



Rindgall, description . 38 



Rose male, ,, .161 



,, femelle, ,, .161 



Rosewood, ,, .168 



defects . 168 



,, sold by weight . 169 



"Royal William," H. M. S., 



winter-felled timber . . 68 



Russian Larch (see Larch) . 261 



S. 



Sabicu, description . . .164 



,, qualities, defects . . 165 



peculiar cross fracture . 165 



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Sabicu, experiments, tables . 



Sal ween Teak (see Teak) . 



Santa Maria, description . . 



Sap, capillary attraction . . 



, , ascent and descent of . 



,, chemical change . . 



Sap-wood or alburnum . . 



,, conversion into heart - 



wood ... 9 

 ,, exceptions to regular 



conversion . .10 

 ,, proportion in young 



trees . . ir 



,, colour of . . .12 

 Sassafras, description . . 206 

 Satine, ,, . . 161 



Seasoning, natural process . 21 

 time required . . 316 

 by submergence , 317 

 Duhamel's plan . 321 

 Fincham's ,, .321 

 by steaming . .321 

 in heated chambers 321 

 Securipa, description . .182 

 She Oak, ,, . .206 



Siam, Teak forests . . .113 

 Silver grain, or medullary rays. 6 

 Simarouba, description . . 161 

 '* Sovereign of the Seas," 



H. M. S. , winter-felled timber 68 



Spanish Oak (see Oak) . . 98 



,, Mahogany (see Mahogany) 170 



Spars, how to select . . 38 



"Spartan," H. M. S., timbers 



carbonised .... 326 

 Spots, indications of decay . 34 

 Spruce Fir (see Fir) . . .252 

 St. Martin, description . .161 

 Stag-headed appearance of 



branches .... 20 



Star-shake, description . . 30 



,, trees most frequent in 31 



Stems, forms of . .3 



Stinkwood, description . . 206 



Stringy bark, ,, . . 204 



,, Capt. Cook's tree. 205 



,, white, description. 206 



Swamp Tea-tree, ,, . 206 



Swedish Fir (see Fir). . .251 



Swellings, indicating defects . 35 



,, exception to defects . 35 



,, by removal of branches 35 



