SPECIES OP WOODS. 



17E 



shrinkage, 5 per cent. ; warps ; 



not durable; fairly hard to work; splits 

 with difficult)', splits badly in nailing. 



Common Uses: Flooring, turning, 

 wooden ware. 



Eemarks: Grows rapidly. Has red 

 flowers, red keys, red leaf stems, and 

 leaves scarlet or crimson in antumn. 



Radial Section, 

 life size. 



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Cross-section, 

 rjagnified ijYz diameters. 



Tangential Section, 

 life size. 



