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William Noyes. Wood and Forest
Wood and Forest
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
Chapter I
THE STRUCTURE OF WOOD
THE GRAIN OF WOOD
THE STRUCTURE OF WOOD
Chapter II
PROPERTIES OF WOOD
THE HYGROSCOPICITY1 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
POUNDS OF WATER LOST IN DRYING 100 POUNDS OF GREEN WOOD IN THE KILN
WEIGHT OF KILN-DRIED WOOD OF DIFFERENT SPECIES
THE PROPERTIES OF WOOD
Chapter III
THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF AMERICAN WOODS. Footnote
List of 66 Common Woods Arranged in the Order of Their Weight
List of 66 Common Woods Arranged in the Order of Their Strength
List of 66 Common Woods Arranged in the Order of Their Elasticity
List of 66 Common Woods Arranged in the Order of Their Hardness
THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF WOODS
Chapter IV
THE DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS
ORIGINAL FOREST REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
THE DISTRIBUTION AND COMPOSITION OF NORTH AMERICAN FORESTS
Chapter V
THE FOREST ORGANISM
SOIL
MOISTURE
TEMPERATURE
LIGHT
THE FOREST ORGANISM
Chapter VI
NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE FOREST
METEOROLOGICAL FORCES
VEGETABLE ENEMIES
ANIMAL ENEMIES
THE NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE FOREST
Chapter VII
THE EXHAUSTION OF THE FOREST
FIRE
DESTRUCTIVE LUMBERING
LOOK OUT FOR FIRE! Rules and Laws
THE EXHAUSTION OF THE FOREST
Chapter VIII
THE USE OF THE FOREST
UTILIZATION
PRESERVATION
IMPROVEMENT
THE USE OF THE FOREST
Appendix
HOW TO DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF WOOD.*
By B. E. Fernow and Filibert Roth
HOW TO USE THE KEY
KEY TO THE MORE IMPORTANT WOODS OF NORTH AMERICA
I.—Non-Porous Woods (Includes all coniferous woods.)
ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR DISTINCTIONS IN THE GROUP
II.—Ring-Porous Woods
ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR DISTINCTIONS IN THE GROUP
III.—Diffuse-Porous Woods
ADDITIONAL NOTES FOR DISTINCTIONS IN THE GROUP
INDEX
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