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in colour ; the annual rings are slightly wavy as in English 
oak. It is very easily bent, and fairly durable; it is superior 
to American oak, largely used in wagon work, and to be had 
in logs 12 to 18 ft. long, 10 to 16 inches a side, roughly 
squared with wany edges, some almost octagonal ; also in 
planks 15 inches wide and 2 to 8 inches thick. A large 
number of Kussian cleft spokes are imported, 28 to 30 inches 
long and 8| by 4 inch sides. Oak also comes from Norway 
and Italy. Austrian or Adriatic oak in round logs with the 
FiG. 10. — Cross section of Oak, magnified about five 
times. (After Both.) 
bark on is largely imported to the London market from 
Fiume and other Adriatic ports, and has a ready sale for 
wainscot and other purposes ; it was largely used for 
parquetry flooring on the recently constructed SS. Maure- 
tania, as well as for the saloon fittings, where a great 
quantity was used as panelling, and beautiful eft'ects 
obtained. This Adriatic oak is of good size, mild growth, 
and even in colour. A good deal of oak from the Russian 
and Roumanian forests is shipped at Odessa in short 
lengths and from 16 to 24 inches a side, but is not suitable 
for first-class work. Most of these oaks produce tough. 
