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The wood is yellowish or straw-colour, hard, heavy, 
strong, close in the grain, and possesses a figure or 
waviness that somewhat resembles satin-wood ; hence 
it may be found useful not only in building, but for 
cabinet purposes. It is said to be used extensively in 
the Philippines for all kinds of work. 
The Molave timber appears to be of good quality, 
and has the property of seasoning without much shrink¬ 
age or splitting ; it also stands exposure to the weather 
for a long time without showing any signs of being 
deteriorated by it. In the Philippines it is considered 
to be very durable. 
Judging from the appearance of the parcel referred 
to, it can be recommended to notice, as being fit to 
supplement any of the hard woods in present use for 
constructive purposes. 
Table LXIV. —Molave (Philippine Islands). 
Transverse Experiments. 
Number 
of the 
specimen. 
Deflections. 
Total 
weight 
required 
to break 
each 
piece. 
Specific 
gravity. 
Weight 
reduced 
to 
specific 
gravity 
1000. 
Weight 
required 
to break 
1 square 
inch. 
With the 
apparatus 
weighing 
390 lbs. 
After the 
weight 
was 
removed. 
At 
the crisis 
of 
breaking. 
Inches. 
Inch. 
Inches. 
lbs. 
Ibs. 
1 
1-25 
■10 
5'00 
1,200 
972 
1235 
300-0 
2 
1-25 
•25 
575 
1,320 
987 
1337 
330-0 
3 
1-25 
•15 
475 
1,210 
I080 
1120 
302-S 
Total . 
375 
•50 
15‘5o 
3,730 
3039 
3692 
932-5 
Average 
1-25 
•l66 
5-i66 
1,243-3 
IOI3 
1231 
310-83 
Remarks.—E ach piece broke with a long scarph-like fracture. 
