TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 
348 
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Mahogany, Spanish, description 170 
wig x» experiments, 
tables 171 
a St. Domingo, de- 
scription . 173 
Malabar Teak (see Teak) . . 11S 
Malatapay, description 142 
Mambog, 33 . 142 
Manawa, 59 - 313 
Mangachapuy, ,, + 142 
Mangalo, 55 . 186 
Mapilia, 55 . 142 
Matai, 3 x 313 
Matteral, a3 - - 150 
Mauer latten (see Fir, Dantzic). 234 
Maximum strength, position of 19 
Medullary rays, or silver grain 6 
55 trees, distinctin 6 
Meriquitiara, description. . 182 
Mexican Cedar (see Cedar) 266 
Mida, description 313 
Miro, ns 179 
Mocasso-cassa ,, 150 
Mucorongo, ,, 150 
Mocoza, 19 150 
Mocua, 59 Y 150 
Mocunca, ee ¥ 150 
Mocundo-cundo, description . 150 
Mohoi, $5 313 
Molavé tree, 5y . 140 
a experiments, tables 141 
Monangzare, description . 150 
** Montague,” H.M.S., winter- 
felled timber . 3 . 69 
Mora, description . ‘ 156 
»» experiments, table 157 
Morranda, description 150 
Mouna, 55 ‘ 150 
Moulmein Teak (see Teak 112 
Mucumite, description 150 
Mugunda, $s 150 
Murumanhama, ,, 150 
Mussangara, a 150 
Musk tree, $9 ‘ 206 
Myrtle, Brown ,, 206 
» Red sf 206 
» Scented ,, 206 
»» White ,, 206 
» Yellow ,, 206 
N. 
Nana, description . 
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Nassau Mahogany (sce Maho- 
gany) . = " : - 173 
Navy contracts, British Oak . 71 
3 Dantzic Oak. 92 
¥5 Italian Oak . 86 
3 English Elm. 221 
aS Dantzic Fir . 241 
” Riga 4, + 249 
95 Norway spars 254 
is Red Pine . 274 
Ks Yellow Pine. 284 
New Zealand, trees of . 295 
Norway Fir (see Fir) . 252 
Oo. 
Oak, variety and extent . - 43 
», or Teak, African - 145 
si Pe description - 145 
5 3 logs as imported 146 
- is experiments, 
tables - 147 
»» American, white . - 103 
v5 $e description . 104 
$3 53 experiments, 
tables - 105 
55 33 black, descrip- 
tion. . IIo 
», Baltimore, description 108 
5 5 of slow growth 108 
$3 55 experiments, 
tables - 108 
x» British, description . + 44 
ae »» best soil for - 45 
$5 », Standard of quality 46 
a5 »» Specific gravity . 47 
35 » qualities . - 47 
Ee », contact withiron. 48 
36 », Ssupplyinadequate. 48 
59 », Storesat Woolwich 49 
i »» Storesofsubstitutes 49 
% », tables of experi- 
ments 7 - §0 
a » elasticity 5 
7 », deflections . 55 
5 » tensile strength 538 
+3 > vertical ,, . 60 
ss »» elongation of fibres 66 
e »» time for felling . 67 
3 »» tannininbark . 67 
Me >» winter-felled - 68 
ss », Navycontracts . 71 
» thickstuffand plank 
