SPECIES OF WOODS. 



149 



sp. gr., 0.8367; strong (29th in this 

 list) ; medium elastic (50th in this list) ; 

 verj' hard (4th in this list) ; shrinkage, 

 4 per cent, or more ; warps and checks 

 badly in seasoning; durable; hard to 

 work; splits readilj^, bad to nail. 



Common Uses: Cooperage, railway 

 ties, fencing, construction. 



Remarks: Wood often undistin- 

 guished from white oak. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 37^ diameters. 



langential beciion, 

 life size. 



