. Wood; a manual of the natural history and industrial applications of the timbers of commerce. Wood; Timber. 46 OF WOOD IN GENERAL White and Green Ash, F. americdna and F. viridis. > .. Vessels in summer wood not united in peri- pheral lines. Enghsh, Black and Red Ash, F, excelsior (Fig. 31), F. sambucifolia, F, pubescens. (b) Heart wood yellow, very heavy and very hard. Osage Orange, Madura. §§ Wood light and soft : vessels in summer wood in groups of 10-30. Catdlpa. JJ Pith-rays very fine, but distinct : heartwood red- dish brown : sapwood yellowish white : vessels. Fig. 32.—Transverse s
. Wood; a manual of the natural history and industrial applications of the timbers of commerce. Wood; Timber. 46 OF WOOD IN GENERAL White and Green Ash, F. americdna and F. viridis. > .. Vessels in summer wood not united in peri- pheral lines. Enghsh, Black and Red Ash, F, excelsior (Fig. 31), F. sambucifolia, F, pubescens. (b) Heart wood yellow, very heavy and very hard. Osage Orange, Madura. §§ Wood light and soft : vessels in summer wood in groups of 10-30. Catdlpa. JJ Pith-rays very fine, but distinct : heartwood red- dish brown : sapwood yellowish white : vessels. Fig. 32.—Transverse section of Bastard Bullet-wood {HumiriaJloribunda). in summer wood single or in shor^ lines : odour. Sassafras. JJJ Pith-rays fine, b^^t distinct. § Very heavy and hard : heartwood dark yellowish brown : sapwood yellow : vessels 1-10 to- gether, filled, so appearing as yellow dots. Black Locust, Rohinia. §§ Heavy : moderately hard or hard. (a) Vessels in summer wood very minute, usually in small clusters of 1-8, open : heartwood yellow to h/rh. orange-brown, reddening on. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Boulger, George Simonds, 1853-1922. London, E. Arnold
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