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California Laurel, Mountain Laurel. Umbellularia californica NutL 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth. ) 



California Laurel, Mountain Myrtle-tree, Cajeput, Cali- 



Laurel (Cal., Nev.). fornia Olive (Oreg.). 



California Bay Tree, Spice Californian Sassafras. 



Tree (Cal., Nev., Oreg.). 

 Laurel, Bay-tree, Oreodaphne 



(Cal.). 



Locality. 



California and Oregon. 



Features of Tree. 



Seventy-five to one hundred feet in height, three to five feet in 

 diameter. Evergreen foliage, beautiful appearance. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood light rich brown, sapwood lighter brown. Close- 

 grained, compact structure. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Heavy, hard, strong, receives beautiful polish. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Ship-building, cabinet-work, cleats, crosstrees. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



40. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



I, 510,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



11,400. 



Remarks. 



A valuable Pacific coast cabinet wood. 



