. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 304 The World's Commercial Products for work to bo exposed to the As an m>l,iii(r of it- <liir,il)ilitv under wat.'r, it i- reeorded that the ])iles of old London Mnd^;e \ver<' of elm, anil tliev stood for ahont (iiHt year, without showing' niu< h si{,'u of decay. Naws and spokes of wheels, l)oards f,ir carts, l)arrow. and other
. The world's commercial products [microform] : a descriptive account of the economic plants of the world and of their commercial uses. Plant products; Produits naturels; Produits végétaux; Natural products; Botanique agricole; Botany, Economic. 304 The World's Commercial Products for work to bo exposed to the As an m>l,iii(r of it- <liir,il)ilitv under wat.'r, it i- reeorded that the ])iles of old London Mnd^;e \ver<' of elm, anil tliev stood for ahont (iiHt year, without showing' niu< h si{,'u of decay. Naws and spokes of wheels, l)oards f,ir carts, l)arrow. and other Vehieli'S of cheap coiwtruetiiill are frecpientlv nude of ehn. In the \Ve,t Indies an alto-etlier dillerent tree {fiiriiin i;cniscant/iiis) i, calK'd Spani-li l-:hn ; in conniierce it is known as I'rinn' Wood. Mi;i:( II. The Meech the oak as the l,irf,'est liritish tree, and the Wnidsor Meeche, .md Mnrnham Mee Heecii {^us sv/.uillni). which oecin- wild in l';iij,'lanil. is found also over a ,'e part of Kiiro|)e, Keiier,il|y forming e\;-ii,ive forests. Other nieiiihers of the Kroiip occur in such widely -I' coiintrio ,i- .North .\nieric,i, .\ir-tr,i- .md New , Java, and del Fu,-o. Beech wood is reddi'sh-while. .\ CAMI'. liKITISH HI colour, heavy, moderately hard, .md very fine and close grained. ICxposed to tlie it is not diiral)lo, although it is so under water, and is used for mills, sluices, piles, etc. It is largely emplovcd for makinj,' chairs, genenil joinery, the bodies of planes, butchers" blocks and trays, wooden shoes or sabols on the Continent, and by wheelwrights and coachbiiililei>. Taking a " thread "" well, it is used for wooden â >crews, and also for shoe lasts and trees. Keei h biii-ns slowly, is a good fuel, and makes excellent charcoal. â Svc.\MOKi;. The ordiiiar_\- sNcamore tice {Acer I'sciuld-Plahniiis). found in Iuiroi)e and North
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