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Teak; Greenheart (Tectona), (Nectandra). 



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Section 24. Asiatic Teak. African Teak. Structural Peculiarities and Uses 



of Teak Wood. Structural Peculiarities and Uses of Greenheart 115 



0. Teak (Tectona grandis) 116 



b, Greenheart (Nectandra rodiali) 117 



Mahogany (Swietenia, Khaya, Soymida, Cedrela, etc.). 



Section 25. Applications of Name Mahogany. Sources of Supply. Struc- 

 tural and Physical Peculiarities. Also Uses of Wood, Veneers, Spanish 

 Cedar, White Mahogany 118 



a. Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) 120 



b. White Mahogany (Tabeuia Donnell-Smithii) 121 



1. Spanish Cedar, Mexican Cedar (Cedrela odorata) 122 



Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus). 



Section 26. Localities. Common Names. Great Size. Rapid Growth and 

 Sanitary Properties of Trees. Structural Properties of Jarrah, Karri 

 and Tuart Woods. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 123 



a. Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) 125 



b. Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) 126 



t. Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) 127 



d. Blue Gum, Fever Tree (Eucalyptus globulus) 128 



WEEDLELEAF OR SOFT WOODS. 



Section 27. Localities. Historical. Structural and Physical Properties. 



Uses. Botanical Characteristics. General Information 129 



Pine (Pinus). 

 Section 28. Structural and Physical Properties. Uses. Botanical Char- 

 acteristics 130 



Soft Pine. — Structural and Physical Properties. Importance. Sources of 



Supply, etc 131 



Hard Pine. — Structural and Physical Properties. Importance. Source of 



Supply, etc 132 



u. White Pine (Pinus strobus) 134 



b. White Pine (Pinus flexilis) 135 



t. Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana) 136 



d. White Pine (Pinus monticola) 137 



e. Georgia, Hard, Yellow or Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) 138 



f. Cuban Pine (Pinus heterophy lla) I^g 



g. Shortleaf Pine, Yellow Pine (Pinus echinata) 140 



h. Loblolly Pine (Pinus tfeda) 141 



i. Bull Pine, Yellow Pine, Western Pine (Pinus ponderosa) 142 



j. Norway Pine, Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) 143 



k. Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida') 144 



/. Northern Pine, Scotch Pine, Dantzic Pine (Pinus sylvestris) 145 



