 in strength it is only inferior to Sal, while in many other useful qualities it surpasses 'it, and has the advantage of being lighter. For felloes and naves of wheels and ' carved work of every description, for framings of carriages and similar work,...  Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported - Page 751917Full view - About this book
 | James Sykes Gamble - Timber - 1881 - 590 pages
...Jhllergia. The weight and transverse strength have hecn calcul;itc"l by the following experiments : — The wood is very durable, seasons well and does not...purposes where strength and elasticity are required. Clifford says that " in strength it is only inferior to sal, while in many other useful qualities it... | |
 | Sir George Watt - Botany, Economic - 1883 - 430 pages
...bands, which run into each other. The wood is very durable, seasons well, and does not warp or slip. It is highly esteemed for all purposes where strength and elasticity are required. Clifford says that "in strength it is only inferior to sal, while in many other useful qualities it... | |
 | John Rattray, Hugh Robert Mill - Cinchona - 1885 - 684 pages
...white concentric bands. The medullary rays are white, very fine, uniform, equidistant, and numerous.i The wood is very durable, seasons well, and does not...purposes where strength and elasticity are required, in strength being only inferior to Sal. "For framings of carriages and similar work it is unsurpassed,... | |
 | Sir George Watt - Botany, Economic - 1890 - 550 pages
...marked, alternating dark and light-coloured bands, which run into each other. Sissoo Wood. (G. Watt.) The wood is very durable, seasons well, and does not warp or slip. It is highly esteemed for all purposes where strength and elasticity are required. Clifford says... | |
 | James Sykes Gamble - Botany - 1902 - 966 pages
...and especially with reference to whether the trees were grown naturally or artificially. The wood ie very durable, seasons well, and does not warp or split....purposes where strength and elasticity are required. Clifford says that " in strength it is only inferior to Sal, while in many other useful qualities it... | |
 | Thomas Robertson Sim - Forests and forestry - 1905 - 488 pages
...overflow water of the Ifavi, and to the canal plantations throughout Northern India." He adds: — "The wood is very durable, seasons well, and does...purposes where strength and elasticity are required. Clifford says that 'in strength it is only inferior to Sal, while in many other useful qualities it... | |
 | Sir George Watt - Botany, Economic - 1908 - 1216 pages
...than 6 feet. It is very successfully grown in Sind, and is said to be the best hardwood of the Panjdb. The wood is very durable, seasons well and does not...implements, wheelwrights' work, frames of carriages, boat-building, etc. At one time it was extensively employed for gun-carriages, but owing to the limited... | |
 | Classical geography - 1912 - 354 pages
...the best hardwoods of the Punjab and Western India. It is very durable, does not warp or split, and is highly esteemed for all purposes where strength and elasticity are required — agricultural implements, carriageframes and wheels, boat-building, etc. — as well as furniture... | |
 | Rhodesia Scientific Association - Science - 1906 - 808 pages
...the Bible. The tree is fast growing, making 2\ feet girth in twelve years, and a height of 40 feet. The wood is very durable, seasons well, and does not warp or split. It is highly valued wherever strength and elasticity are required. It is unequalled in the world for naves and fellies... | |
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