. 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. 300 The World's Commercial Products. A GIANT CHDAK TKKE. STAMKV I'AKK. VASLuVVKR faults, tlu'ir clural)ility and workiiit,' (jiialitics, make Kauri purjioscs. For all kinds of buildinK work, dados, pant'llinj^ c('Uiiti_\',aitlioii,;,'!ithi' tree is oiil\- found in the Auckland distiirt in till' extrcnio norili of Nortii Island. It dcwiops into a niai
. 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. 300 The World's Commercial Products. A GIANT CHDAK TKKE. STAMKV I'AKK. VASLuVVKR faults, tlu'ir clural)ility and workiiit,' (jiialitics, make Kauri purjioscs. For all kinds of buildinK work, dados, pant'llinj^ c('Uiiti_\',aitlioii,;,'!ithi' tree is oiil\- found in the Auckland distiirt in till' extrcnio norili of Nortii Island. It dcwiops into a niaij- nirutnt tnr, with ,i smooth col 11 mil,11 trunk free from branclu's, bcariiif,' ;it tlu^ top a crown of foiiai;., .'>|X'cimi'ns arc found 1«) feet lii{,'li. with a (lean bole of l(Hl feet before the lii-t branch is reachrd. and about fifty tnt in circumferellir (>ee iliitsfations on }.;e> 299. ;V)1, 307, 310). Till' \-alue of th. wood was earl\ recognised in New /Zealand, where it i- e.\tensi\'cly used. The lirst e.\])ori> Were to .\ii>lr,dia. and later it won .i place in the marked of the Old World. The great length and width of the plank- obtainable, their n- niaikable souiuliu> uniformit\-, freednin from knots and I most \aluable wo(id for nian\- doors, flooring, joiners' work, it in Scotland, and St. Mich,iiTs ("Inneh, Croydon. is extensively used. A church at Peel fittings made of it. Fine specimen i)laid<s. both of ordinary and of tlie handsome mottled Kami. ,iiv e\liii)ited in the New /.'aland Court of the Imperial Institute. Kauri resin (.. principal uses. X'enice turpentine (i/.v.) is obtained from the Larch. The -XmeriiMii L ircli or {Lan'x iiiiu-ricciiui) is verv similar. ., .-Mid yii id-; a ton serious defect i; â 'pers. are amongst it-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illus
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