. Wood and forest . are uniformh not capitalized. On pages lOS-lDo will be found lists of the woods described, ar-ranged in the order of tlieir comparative weight, strength, elasticity,and hardness. These lists are based upon the figures in SargentsTlie Jesup CoUectioti. In the api>cndix, p. 289, will be found a key for distinguishing thevaiions kinds of wood. Information as to current wholesale prices in the principal mar-kets of the country can Ije had from the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,The Foicst Service, Washington, D. C, Record of Wholesale Pricesof Lumber, List A. These lists are pub
. Wood and forest . are uniformh not capitalized. On pages lOS-lDo will be found lists of the woods described, ar-ranged in the order of tlieir comparative weight, strength, elasticity,and hardness. These lists are based upon the figures in SargentsTlie Jesup CoUectioti. In the api>cndix, p. 289, will be found a key for distinguishing thevaiions kinds of wood. Information as to current wholesale prices in the principal mar-kets of the country can Ije had from the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,The Foicst Service, Washington, D. C, Record of Wholesale Pricesof Lumber, List A. These lists are published periodically. No at-tempt is made in this book to give prices because: (1) only lists ofwholesale prices are available; (2) the cuts and grades differ consid-erably, especially in soft woods (conifers) ; (3) prices are constantlyvarving; (4) the prices differ much in different localities. 57 58 WOOD AND White Pine, AVeyjioutii Pine. Named for Lord Weymoutli, wlio cultivated it in England. Pinus strohus Linnaeus. Pinus, the classical Latin name; st7-ohus refeis to the cone, or strohile,from a Greek word, sirohiis, meaning twist. Habitat: (See map);now best in ]i[icliigan,AViscnnsin ami ]\Iinnesota. Characteristics of theTree: Height, ,even 200; diameter, 2-J:; in whorls, cleanspoorly; bark, dark gray,divided liy deep longitu-dinal fissures into broadridges; leaves in clustersof 5, 3-5 long; conedrooping, ^-lO long. Appearance of Wood: Color, heart-wood, verylight brciwn, almost creamcolor, sap-wood, nearlywhite ; non-porous ; rings,fine but distinct; grain,sii-aight; pith rays, veryfaint; resin ducts, small,iiu-onsjhcuous. Physical Qualities: Weight, very light (-^ilthin ibis listi, 37 lbs, percu. ft.; sp. gr. 0.:^>S54:;sti-engtb, medium (.Jdth intliis list; elasticity, me-dium (4;th in this list) ;soft (57th in this list) ;
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