Dedication

pp iv-iv

PREFACE

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-viii

PART I - OF WOOD IN GENERAL

CHAPTER I - THE ORIGIN, STRUCTURE, AND DEVELOPMENT OF WOOD, AND ITS USE TO THE TREE

pp 1-39

CHAPTER II - THE RECOGNITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF WOODS

pp 40-65

CHAPTER III - DEFECTS OF WOOD

pp 66-77

CHAPTER IV - SELECTION, SEASONING, STORAGE AND DURABILITY OF WOODS

pp 78-88

CHAPTER V - THE USES OF WOODS

pp 89-108

CHAPTER VI - OUR SUPPLIES OF WOOD

pp 109-128

CHAPTER VII - TESTING WOOD

pp 129-140

PART II - WOODS OF COMMERCE

THEIR SOURCES, CHARACTERS, AND USES

pp 141-347

APPENDIX I - EXPLANATION OF SOME TERMS USED WITH REFERENCE TO CONVERTED TIMBER, ETC

pp 348-348

APPENDIX II - THE MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF WOODS

pp 349-350

APPENDIX III - SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

pp 351-352

APPENDIX IV - PLATES OF SECTIONS OF COMMON BRITISH-GROWN TIMBERS

pp 353-353

INDEX

pp 353-369