I9 2 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF WOOD 



Bamboo. Bambusa vulgar is. 



Nomenclature. 



Bamboo local and common name. 



Locality. 



Florida (acclimated). 



Features of Tree. 



Seventy-five feet in height, four to six inches in diameter. 

 Delicate branches and leaves. Greenish glazed jointed stem, 

 extensive roots. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Yellowish brown, conspicuously fibrous, moderately thin walls, 

 central canal broken by joints. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 

 Light, elastic, works easily. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Posts, poles, utensils, troughs, pipes, roofing, paper. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 

 Variable. 



Modulus of Elasticity. 



2,380,000 (Johnson's " Materials of Construction," p. 689). 

 >dulus of Runture. 



Modulus of Rupture. 



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 Remarks. 



,400 (Johnson's " Materials of Construction," p. 689). 



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