SPECIES OF WOODS. 



109 



this list) ; 28 lbs. per cu. ft., pp. gr. 

 0.4621; strong (25th in this list) ; elas- 

 tic (12th in this list) ; soft (oOth in 

 this list); shrinkage 3 or 4 per cent.; 

 warps little ; durable ; easily worked ; 

 splits easily. 



Common Uses; Matches (almost ex- 

 clusively on the Pacific Coast), interior 

 finish, ship and boat building. 



Remarks; Eesin, a powerful diuretic 

 and insecticide. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37 J^ diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



