The important uses, to which teak is applied in 

 ship-building, engineering, carpentry, and cabinet 

 making, are well known, and, added' to the high 

 market value of seasoned wood, go far to confirm 

 the popular belief that teak is second to no indi- 

 genous timber in works, where strength and dura- 

 bility are the chief factors. It also possesses the 

 great adyantage of being comparatively light when 

 seasoned. Weight 42—46 lb. per cubic foot, or in 

 the case of green and unseasoned wood 55 — 70 lb. 



The teak tree loves plenty of light, and although 

 it often hugs a part of the evergreen zone, it rarely 

 mingles with it. The open sides of the hills, or a 



