SPECIES OF WOODS. 



93 



3 per cent. ; warps ; durable, 



more so than other American hemlocks; 

 easier to work than eastern variety ; 

 splits badly. 



Common Uses: Lumber for construc- 

 tion. 



Remarks: Coming to be recognized 

 as a valuable lumber tree. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37/^ diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



