103

CLASSIFIED LIST OF WOODS OF EUROPE .

[Class IV.

NAME.

Allies excelsa (Dantzic deal) —

? ? > I “

5 > » 5

,, (spruce fir) — -

,, (spruce) - -

Arbutus Unedo (Ivouramia,Coumaro).

Bay. See Lauras.

Beech . Ste Fraxinus.

Betula alba (Norway birch) -

Birch. See Betula .

Box. See Buxus.

Buxus sempervirens (box) - —

> ? if ;i -

Castanea vcsca (chestnut) - -

Castano del Pais — — — -

Chestnut. See Castanea .Chrysoxylon. See Khus.

Citron. See Citrus .

Citrus aurantium (orange tree)

Citrus medica (citron) — —

Citrus limonum (lemon tree) —

Coumaro. See Arbutus.Cupressus sempervirens (Ori-ental cypress).

Daphne. See Laurus.

Deal, Dantzic. See Abies .

,, Prussian. See Pinus .Etia. See Salix .

Ficus Carica (fig tree ) — —

Fig tree. See Ficus .

Fraxinus-? (beech) - -

Ftelia ------

Gavro ------

Juglans regia (Nogal del Pais)

., (walnut) — —

Koiuamia. See Arbutus.Koutsoupia — - — — —

Laurusnobilis (Bay daphne Gr.)Lecpa, or Lipa — - — —

Lemon tree. See Citrus .Melikoukia — - — — —

Melios. See Ornus.

Is’ogal del Pais. See Juglans.Oak. See Quercus .

Olea europa'a (wild olive) - -

Orange tree. See Citrus .Oriental cypress. See Cupressus.Ornus europtea (Melios) - -

Philike, or feliki — - - —

i ; ? >

Pina lei Pais - — — — —

Pi„ e -------

Pinus Laricio ? (sweet pine) —Pinus sylvestris (Dantzic fir) -,, (Riga fir) -

,, (Prussian deal)

Pinus-? - - — — —

Pournari. See Quercus .

Prunari. See ditto.

Quercus Cerris (Adriatic oak) —Quercus pedunculata (Balticoak ).

Quercus sessiliflora (East coun-try oak).

Quercus -? (Prunari Pour-

nari).

Quercus sp., Adriatic oak ? —Rhus cotinus (Chrysoxylon,young fustic).

Kicchi ------

Roble del Pais - - - -Salix ? (Etia) - - -

WOODS OF EUROPE .

Place of Growth.

Weight

per

Cubic Ft.

Specific

Gravity

No.n Ca f a*logue.

KKMAItKS.

lbs.

oz.

24

10

•394

114

_

30

7

•487

115

Specimen of wood of good quality.

_

28

2

*450

116

> » > » » ?

X. of Europe

-

17

10

*282

272

1 sed tor common carpentry work.

_

25

13

•413

32 T

Albania

—

-

52

0

• 832

3

Hard and close-grained ; used by turners.

Norway

33

0

* 528

341

An inferior wood; occasionally used iti

ship-building.

Gallicia

60

15

•975

670

Used bv turners, &c.

54

10

•874

34

Much used by turners, and for a number of

useful purposes.

Portugal

_

_

40

13

•653

667

Considered a good wood when not too old.

> >

-

-

‘28

11

•459

669

Used in ship-building.

Albania

40

7

•647

15 ,

Fine-grained ; used by turners, and for

.

ornamental work.

Greece

_

_

31

0

•496

291 .

Fine-grained.

Albania

_

_

47

9

•761

16

Hard, compact, and close-grained, with

much the same character as the orange.

. Greece

-

-

36

5

•581

284

A very durable wood.

34

8

•552

14

Wood shrinks much in drying: is of little

value.

39

0

•624

290

_

_

40

1

•641

12

Probably an elm.

Albania

_

_

38

14

•622

6

_

35

4

• 564

671

l.scd in ship-building.

France

-

37

13

* 605

899

Used for furniture.

Albania

_

_

33

8

• 536

9

_

36

0

• 576

7

Greece

-

-

28

13

•461

287

> >

-

36

15

•591

285

Albania

52

14

•847

2

Close-grained, and occasionally beautifully

veined 5 much used for ornamental work.

47

1

• 753

5

The manna tree ; wood compact.

_

_

48

0

•768

2S9

_

_

52

10

•842

1

Heavv and compact.

Portugal

-

_

28

13

•461

673

Used for common carpentry work.

Gallicia

_

_

33

9

• 537

672

Portugal

_

_

28

15

i *463

666

A strong and durable wood.

Prussia

_

_

32

4

, *516

271

Used in carpentry work.

_

37

10

; *602

270

!_

_

43

6

•674

269

Used for decks of ships, and for carpentry

work.

Cadiz

-

-

38

14

•622

* 59

A heavy, hard pine.

Trieste

37

15

1 -607

263

A strong and useful wood for ship-building.

Prussia

-

-

37

12

: *604

1

260

Extensively used in shipbuilding.

-

-

40

1

' -641

331

> > > j

Albania

-

-

51

13

; *829

4

Heavy, but much given to split.

Trieste

_

_

54

1

. *865

728

Used in ship-building.

Albania

-

-

38

0

, *608

13

Produces a yellow dye.

52

14

• S46

8

Much used for charcoal in Albania .

Portugal

_

_

64

0

1-024

668

Used for ship-building.

Albania

-

-

34

15

I • 559

'

11