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Page 654
... wood for the making of colonial furni- ture . It is still used for furniture , cabinetwork . interior finish , box stock , veneers , clothes hangers and clothespins , gunstocks , and wood- enware . Among hardwoods it ranks next in value ...
... wood for the making of colonial furni- ture . It is still used for furniture , cabinetwork . interior finish , box stock , veneers , clothes hangers and clothespins , gunstocks , and wood- enware . Among hardwoods it ranks next in value ...
Page 673
Cambium . Slippery , sticky film between bark and wood forms yearly rings of new wood inward and new bark outward . These rings reveal the tree's age . Inner Bark carries food made in leaves to branches , trunk , and roots . The growth ...
Cambium . Slippery , sticky film between bark and wood forms yearly rings of new wood inward and new bark outward . These rings reveal the tree's age . Inner Bark carries food made in leaves to branches , trunk , and roots . The growth ...
Page 674
... wood unusually resinous . Practical for Poles Red pine wood , moderately soft , light , and close - grained , makes better structural ma- terial than eastern white pine ( pages 656 and 657 ) because it is stronger and heavier . Creosote ...
... wood unusually resinous . Practical for Poles Red pine wood , moderately soft , light , and close - grained , makes better structural ma- terial than eastern white pine ( pages 656 and 657 ) because it is stronger and heavier . Creosote ...
Contents
Iceland to Antarctica A National Geographic Cartographer Goes | vi |
Peggy Poodlehead Sylvester the Ominous Cat | xii |
The Incredible Kangaroo Australias Famous Marsupial Sits on Its Tail | xxv |
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