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Boxwood comes to this country from Turkey and the West Indies. From 

 the high average price paid for that used in Pennsylvania, it is safe to con- 

 clude that most of it was Turkish wood which is much more costly. Box- 

 wood was imported into this State to make shuttles for silk weaving and to 

 furnish material for wood engravings. 



Teakwood, strong and very hard, and with a smooth oily texture, is im- 

 ported from Ceylon, Siam, and India, and in Pennsylvania the entire supply 

 went to two industries, ship building and patterns. 



Circassian walnut grows in the mountains in southern Russia near the 

 Black Sea. While very expensive, it is held in high favor in this country for 

 furniture, store, office, and bar fixtures, and cabinet work. It is nearly 

 always used as veneer with a backing or core of an inexpensive native wood. 



The olive wood went to the smoking pipe manufacturers. It was brought 

 from France in the form of billets. 



Rosewood was the highest priced wood that was purchased in the form of 

 lumber by the Pennsylvania manufacturers. It is a native of Central America 

 and the northern states of South America. 



Lignum-vitae was imported in log or in bolt form from practically the same 

 region as rosewood. It is a wood of special value on account of its extra- 

 ordinary weight. and strength. Bowling balls are turned from this wood after 

 long nnd careful seasoning. 



The eucalyptus used in Pennsylvania comes from Australia and goes to 

 the furniture makers. The eucalyptus grown in the United States is not 

 valued for so many uses as is the imported wood. 



Description of Qualities. 



Grain: Very coarse, coarse, intermediate, fine, very fine. 



Width of sapwood: Very narrow, narrow, medium, wide. 



Hardness: Very hard, hard, fairly* hard, soft, very soft. 



Density: Dense, fairly dense, slightly porous, porous, very porous. 



Weight: Very light, light, medium, moderately* heavy, heavy, very heavy. 



Strength: Very strong, strong, moderately strong, weak. 



Flexibility and stiffness: Very stiff, stiff, moderately stiff, fairly flexible, 

 flexible, very flexible. 



Elasticity: Very elastic, elastic, moderately elastic, non-elastic. 



Toughness and Brittleness : Very tough, tough, moderately tough, slightly 

 brittle, brittle, very brittle. 



Tendency to Split: Splits easily, splits rather easily, hard to split, very 

 hard to split. 



Durability: Very durable, durable, moderately durable, perishable, very 

 perishable. 



Stability in Holding Shape: Stable, moderately stable, unstable, very un- 

 stable. 



Working Quality: Very easy to work, easy to work, fairly hard to work, 

 hard to work. 



*Pairly and moderately have the same value in the scale of terms. 



