The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties
The book The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties was written by author Snow, Charles H. (Charles Henry), B. 1863 Here you can read free online of The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Principal Species of Wood: Their Characteristic Properties a good or bad book?
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Turnery, woodenware, roots used as net-floats instead of corks. Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 32. Modulus of Elasticity. 730,000. Modulus of Rupture. 9300- Remarks. Butts of large trees are usually hollow. Parts above are usually sound. Digitized by Google Digitized by Google rLATP:22. HOLLY, HOXWOOI), LIGNUMVITiE {/A'.x, Buxns, etc). 1 Wi Md):.«iS Box Tree {ftuxits strnperrirens). Holly Foliage (l/ex opaca), Lignumvitiv Foliage (6". sancitnn). I)og\v(XMl Foli.igc {^Cortius ...Jlondii). Dogwood IJark [Cornns Jlorida). I^)g\V(KMl Wood. ^-^ -J Lignuiiivitx VWofJ-itized by VjOOQIC HOLLY. BOXWOOD. LIGNUM VITJB. (Ilex.) (Buxus, Cornus. etc.) (Guajacum.) The woods afforded by these trees are all demanded in small and very perfect pieces to fill needs for which no others appear to be perfectly fitted. The holly (I/ex) grows in Europe and America, where the brilliant evergreen foliage and red berries have long been associated with the Christmas season. The name holly is probably a subversion of * * Holy.
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