. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 256 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS p^:??^rrp^?f^^??7rp7F?E^^ ^rr>x I C L IG. 2o5.—iraiij^vcrsu .section of white <i;iK wood, ^ (Hartip.) J^^^f'^p|ffliff]|j'|t|lf(ii|trf|5ffp4 1 M M Ml M I I 2 .(i ^Ti in^"\ ( rs(_ s < Imn \ i\ni v. tu d i (Hirti ^ j I'n;. -37.—Transverse seetion of tish lyrjod, i. (Hartig.). l'"ui. li3S.—Traiisversi' section nf walnut wuud, I. (Hartig.) jilanks, and is quite un- suited for most of the uses of ordinarj' wood. Like bamboo, the harfl sheU of tlie coconut, and otlier materials shari
. Plants and their uses; an introduction to botany. Botany; Botany, Economic. 256 INDUSTRIAL PLANTS p^:??^rrp^?f^^??7rp7F?E^^ ^rr>x I C L IG. 2o5.—iraiij^vcrsu .section of white <i;iK wood, ^ (Hartip.) J^^^f'^p|ffliff]|j'|t|lf(ii|trf|5ffp4 1 M M Ml M I I 2 .(i ^Ti in^"\ ( rs(_ s < Imn \ i\ni v. tu d i (Hirti ^ j I'n;. -37.—Transverse seetion of tish lyrjod, i. (Hartig.). l'"ui. li3S.—Traiisversi' section nf walnut wuud, I. (Hartig.) jilanks, and is quite un- suited for most of the uses of ordinarj' wood. Like bamboo, the harfl sheU of tlie coconut, and otlier materials sharing some of the es- sential properties of or- dinary wood but differ- inp; from it decidedly in structure, t h e palm- trunk can scarcely be i-egarded as a true wood at all. Such materials are best called pscii'hj- woods, to distinguish them from true 'Woods which a r c a 1 \t a )' s formed liy a caml)iuni layer. 73. True woods. The following include the more important woods commonl}- used in this country:— Oak (;235, 242, 243) is used extensively for heavy construction in common carpentry and shipbuilding, and in car and \\-agon work on account of its ex- traortlinary strength; also in the manufacture of farm implements and parts of machinery' be- cause of its hardness and toughness, while its u n u s u a I durability. 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 Sargent, Frederick Leroy, 1863-. New York, H. Holt and Company
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