SPECIES OF WOODS. 



105 



summer bauds thin, dark colored, dis- 

 tinct ; grain, straight, rather coarse ; 

 rays, numerous, obscure ; non-resinons. 



Physical Qualities: Very light in 

 ■weight (COtli in tliis list) ; medium 

 strong (40th in this list) ; elastic (26th 

 in this list); soft (60th in this list); 

 shrinkage, 3 per cent. ; warps and checks 

 little; very durable; easy to work; splits 

 easily. 



Common Uses: Interior finish, cabi- 

 net making, cooperage, shingles, electric 

 wire poles. 



Remarks: Wood used by Indians 

 for war canoes, totems and planks for 

 lodges ; inner baric used for ropes and 

 textiles. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 3yy2 diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



