THE USES OF WOOD 89 



A coarse-grained, heavy, hard, durable, red 

 wood. 



Elm, American (Fig. 51) (Cooperage). 



Elm, Canadian (Carriage building). 



Greenheaet (Piles). 



GuAYACAN, Caesalpina melanocarpa, occurs in 

 Argentina. A close-grained, dense, heavy, dark 

 brown wood. " Said to be the hardest wood in 

 the country." 



Gum, Blue (Fig. 1) (Carriage building). 



Gum, Eed (Piles). 



Gum, Salmon, Eucalyptus salmonophloia, also 

 known as Salmon-barked Eucalyptus, Salmon- 

 barked Jarrah, occurs in Western Australia. A 

 very fine-grained, smooth, dull-surfaced wood. 

 " Believed to be superior to any of the Western 

 Australian timbers." Very durable and tough. 

 Salmon coloured. 



Gum, Sugar (Piles). 



Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis, also known as 

 False Elm, Sugarberry, Nettle Tree, occurs in 

 Eastern North America. A fine-grained, heavy, 

 easily worked and polished wood. Heartwood 

 brown, sap wood yellowish white. 



Hickory, Shell-bark, Hicoria ovata, also 

 known as White Hickory, Shag-bark Hickory, 

 occurs in Eastern United States. A coarse 

 grained, durable, very elastic wood. 



Ironbark, Grey (Sleepers). 



