SPECIES OF WOODS. 



65 



list), 31 lbs. per cu. ft., sp. gr. 0.485-t ; 

 strong (39th in tliis list) ; elastic (ICth 

 in this list) ; soft (48th in this list) ; 

 shrinkage, 3 per cent ; warps moder- 

 ately; not durable; easy to work; splits 

 readil}', nails well. 



Common Uses: Piles, electric wiie 

 poles, masts, ilooring. 



Remarks: Often sold with and as 

 white pine. Eesembles Scotch pine 

 (Pinus sylvestris). Bark used to some 

 extent for tanning. Grows in open 

 groves. 



Kadial Sectiun, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 371/2 diam(trrs. 



Tangential Sectioi;, 

 life size. 



