218 WOODS OF COMMERCE. 



Honeysuckle-WOOd in the United States (Pldtanus occidentals). 

 See Plane. 



Honoki (Magnolia hypoleuca S. and Z. : Order Magnolidcece) 

 Japan. Height 50 ft. ; diam. 2^ ft. A dense, hard, ornamental 

 wood, used for tables, wooden shoes, pencils, and for charcoal. 



Hornbeam (Carpinus Bttulus L. : Order Coryldcece). Central 

 Europe and West Asia. French " Charme." Germ. " Weiss- 

 buche," " Hainbuche." Height 40 50 sometimes 70 ft. ; diam. 

 1, rarely reaching 3J ft. S.G. 1038759. W 47-5. c 6405. c' 

 846. v' 1'087. Yellowish-white, close-grained, heavy, hard, very 

 tough, strong, difficult to split, somewhat lustrous, and very 

 durable if kept dry: pores minute, in radial lines: broad pith- 

 rays lighter than the rest of the wood : annual rings very sinuous, 

 bending outward between the broad pith-rays. Used for handles, 

 mallets, lasts, etc., unequalled for cogs and bearers for printers' 

 rollers, and excellent for fuel, and imported from France at 9d. 

 or lOd. per cubic foot. 



Hornbeam, American (Carpinus Carolinidna Walt.). Eastern 

 North America. Known also as "Blue " or " Water Beech " and 

 "Ironwood." Height sometimes 50 ft.; diam. 12 ft. S.G. 

 728. W 45-4. R 1149 kilos. Used to a small extent for 

 handles, mallets, levers, and hoops ; but apparently slightly 

 inferior to the European species. 



Hornbeam, Hop (Ostrya mrginica Willd. : Order Coryldcece). 

 Eastern North America. "Iron-wood, Lever-wood." French 

 " Bois dur." Germ. " Amerikanische Hopfenbuche." Height 50 

 ft.; diam. 2 ft. S.G. 828. W 51-6. E 1134 kilos. Sapwood 

 whitish; heart dull brownish, heavy, hard, very strong and 

 tough, durable. Used for fence-posts, handles, levers, etc.. but 

 scarce : excellent fuel. 



Horse-chestnut (dZsculus Hippocdstanum L. : Order Sapin- 

 ddcece). Supposed to be a native of Asia ; but largely grown for 

 shade throughout Europe and the United States. French " Mar- 

 ronier d'Inde." Germ. "Roszkastanie." Height sometimes 80 

 ft.; diam. 3 4ft. W 60 35'5. White, or slightly yellowish or 

 reddish, soft, close-grained, warping little, not durable, being 



