SPECIES OF "WOODS. 



101 



Physical Qualities: Light in weight 

 (.55th in this list) ; 26 lbs. per cu. ft., 

 sp. gr. 0.4208; weak (58th in this list) ; 

 brittle (GOth in this list); soft (55th 

 in this list); shrinks little; warps lit- 

 tle ; very durable ; easily worked ; splits 

 readily; takes nails well. 



Common Uses: Shingles^ construc- 

 tion, timber, fence posts, coffins, rail- 

 way ties, water pipes, curly specimens 

 used in cabinet work. 



Remarks : Low brandies rare. Burns 

 with difficnlty. Chief construction wood 

 of Pacific Coast. Use determined 

 largely by durability. 



Kadial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37H diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



