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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. 
Mahogany, Spanish, description 
,, ,, experiments, 
tables 
,, St. Domingo, de¬ 
scription 
Malabar Teak (see Teak). 
Malatapay, description . 
Mambog, ,, 
Manawa, ,, 
Mangachapuy, ,, 
Mangalo, ,, 
Mapilia, ,, 
Matai, ,, 
Matteral, ,, 
Mauer latten (see Fir, Dantzic). 
Maximum strength, position of 
Medullary rays, or silver grain 
,, trees, distinct in 
Meriquitiara, description. 
Mexican Cedar (see Cedar) 
Mida, description 
Miro, ,, 
Mocasso-cassa,, . . 
Mucorongo, ,, . . 
Mocoza, ,, . 
Mocua, ,, . . 
Mocunca, ,, . . 
Mocundo-cundo, description . 
Mohoi, ,, 
Molave tree, ,, 
,, experiments, tables 
Monangare, description . 
‘‘ Montague ,” H. M. S., winter- 
felled timber 
Mora, description . 
,, experiments, tables 
Morranda, description 
Mouna, ,, . . 
Moulmein Teak (see Teak) 
Mucumite, description 
Mugunda, ,, 
Murumanhama, ,, 
Mussangara, ,, 
Musk tree, ,, 
Myrtle, Brown ,, 
,, Red ,, 
„ Scented ,, 
,, White ,, 
,, Yellow ,, 
N. 
Nana, description . 
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Nassau Mahogany (see Maho¬ 
gany) . 173 
Navy contracts, British Oak . 71 
,, Dantzic Oak . 92 
,, Italian Oak . 86 
,, English Elm . 221 
,, Dantzic Fir . 241 
,, Riga ,, .249 
,, Norway spars 254 
,, Red Pine . 274 
,, Yellow Pine. 284 
New Zealand, trees of . . 295 
Norway Fir (see Fir) . . 252 
O. 
Oak, variety and extent . . 43 
,, or Teak, African . .145 
,, ,, description . 145 
,, ,, logs as imported 146 
,, ,, experiments, 
tables . 147 
,, American, white . . 103 
,, ,, description . 104 
,, ,, experiments, 
tables . 105 
,, ,, black, descrip¬ 
tion . .110 
,, Baltimore, description . 108 
,, ,, of slow growth 108 
,, ,, experiments, 
tables . 108 
,, British, description . . 44 
,, ,, best soil for . 45 
,, ,, standard of quality 46 
,, ,, specific gravity . 47 
,, ,, qualities . . 47 
,, ,, contact with iron. 48 
,, ,, supply inadequate. 48 
,, ,, stores at Woolwich 49 
,, ,, stores of substitutes 49 
,, ,, tables of experi¬ 
ments . . 50 
,, elasticity . . 51 
,, deflections . .55 
,, tensile strength . 58 
,, vertical ,, .60 
,, elongation of fibres 66 
,, time for felling . 67 
,, tannin in bark . 67 
,, winter-felled . 68 
,, Navy contracts . 71 
,, thickstuff and plank 75 
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