1 74 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF IVOOD. 



Port Orford Cedar, Lawson Cypress. 



ChamcBcyparis lawsoniana Murr. 

 Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) 



White Cedar, Oregon Cedar Ginger Pine (Cal.). 

 (Oreg., Cal.). 



Locality. 



Pacific coast, California and Oregon. 



Features of Tree. 



One hundred to sometimes two hundred feet in height, four to 

 twelve (?) feet in diameter. Leaves overlapping in sprays, 

 very small cones one-fourth inch in diameter. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood yellowish white, sapwood similar. Very close- 

 grained. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Light, hard, strong, durable, easily worked, fragrant, resinous. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Lumber, flooring, interior finish, ties, posts, matches, ship- 

 building. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



28. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



1,730,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



12,600. 



Remarks. 



Resin employed as insecticide. 



