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CANADIAN RED OAK. 



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 Tensile ExperiTnents. 



CANADIAN RED OAK [Quercus rubra). 



This tree is of perfectly straight growth, and yields the 

 timber of commerce in logs varying from 25 to 50 feet 

 in length by 12 to 24 inches square. 



The wood is brown in colour, has a fine straight clean 

 grain, is somewhat porous, shrinks moderately without 

 splitting, is easy to work, and stands well after seasoning. 

 It is remarkable for its very slow growth. 



Large quantities of this Canadian Oak timber are 

 usually imported annually into London, and a far 

 greater quantity into the Liverpool market, for the use 

 of cabinet-makers and general dealers, who employ it 

 for the manufacture of furniture, and in the domestic 



