Wood and Forest. William Noyes

      Published by Good Press, 2021

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Table of Contents

       FOREWORD

       GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

       Chapter I.

       THE GRAIN OF WOOD.

       Chapter II.

       THE HYGROSCOPICITY 1 OF WOOD.

       THE SHRINKAGE OF WOOD.

       THE WEIGHT OF WOOD.

       THE STRENGTH OF WOOD.

       CLEAVABILITY OF WOOD.

       ELASTICITY OF WOOD.

       HARDNESS OF WOOD.

       TOUGHNESS OF WOOD.

       Chapter III.

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       Chapter IV.

       Chapter V.

       SOIL.

       MOISTURE.

       TEMPERATURE.

       LIGHT.

       Chapter VI.

       METEOROLOGICAL FORCES.

       VEGETABLE ENEMIES.

       ANIMAL ENEMIES.

       Chapter VII.

       FIRE.

       DESTRUCTIVE LUMBERING.

       Chapter VIII.

       UTILIZATION.

       PRESERVATION.

       IMPROVEMENT.

       Appendix.

       HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WOOD. *

       HOW TO USE THE KEY.

       KEY TO THE MORE IMPORTANT WOODS OF NORTH AMERICA.