283

4.6

8.0

12.7

17.8

1.  d

30.0

37.0

48.0

433

Sap-wood ;  specimen  crosfl-grained ;  broke  with  long  splinters

do

283

4.5

8.6

13.0

18.0

1.0

18,2

23.5

30.0

39.5

55.0

400

584

5.5

9.8

14  6

19  8

0  5

20  0

25  0

32  0

40.  0

50.0

403

1137

11.5

24.6

36  0

53  0

6  9

56  0

77  5

131  0

308

Specimen  cross-grained ;  square  break  on  tension  side ;  split  in  axis.
942

7.3

291

540

8,5

16  0

26  0

37  6

4  5

41  0

223

Cruahod  at  center  bearing ;  broke  with  coarse  splinters

744

8.6
6  0

18.4
11  0

31.0
18.0

63.0
2.5.2

17.5
1.4

200
295

do 1-

do

744

26.0

35.0

744

•

C.  2

287

Ciuahed  at  center  bearing ;  splintered

•
do

38

0  4

12.3

19.0
17  0

20.4

31.6
26  0

30.0

50.5
37  0

2.6

6.0
3  0

30.7

53.0

254

38

0.5
8  8

200
294

6K2

38  0

54  0

Speciintn  croBs-grained

682

4  2

8.3
7.3

21.0

12.5
11.4

17.5
15.0

0.7
0.4

18.0
15.7

23.0
20.0

soo

490

37.0

46.0

499

490

10.5

127

Spceimt-n  cross-grained ;  failt-d,  from  large  splinters  on  comer

474

4.2
4.8

6.0
6.0

6.0

10.8
19.0

24.3
24,3

23.6

0.4
0.8

1.0
1.2

1.3

17.5
18.7

25.0
24.2

24.0

21.5
24.0

31.0
30.2

32.0

26.5
31  0

32  0

400

473

9.3

11.3
12.  0

11.6

13.5

18.0
17.8

16.6

39  0

383

Eroke  with  coarse  splinters

47.i

40.0
40  0

50  0

393

Shattered

585

51  0

377

...  do

585

43.0

57.5

350

374


FOREST  TREES  OF  NORTH  AMERICA.
Table  III.— BEHAVIOE  OF  THE  PEINCIPAL  WOODS  OF  THE


Species.
217.  Sassafras  officinale.
Sassafras.
218.  Um'bellnlaria  Oalifornica ,.
