SPECIES OF WOODS. 



173 



ft.; sp. gr., 0.5269; very strong (19th 

 in this list; very elastic (20th in this 

 list) ; hard (25th in this list) ; shrink- 

 age, 5 per cent. ; warps, ; 



not durable under exposure ; easily 

 worked ; splits in nailing. 



Common Uses: Flooring, furniture, 

 turnery, wooden ware. 



Eemarks: Grows rapidly. Curly 

 varieties found. Sap produces some 

 sugar. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



Cross-section, 

 magnified 375^ diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



