 American oak," but it is a very different and much inferior wood to the live oak of the United States which I have just described. It is also much more widely distributed, and occurs in much greater quantity, than the live oak. It is very common throughout...  Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts - Page 97by Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1844Full view - About this book
 | William Laxton - Architecture - 1841 - 534 pages
...described. It is also much more widely distributed, and occurs in much greater quantity, than the lire oak. it is very common throughout the northern states...state throughout the winter. The wood is of a reddish • The Sylva Americana, by JD Browne. Boston, 1832. colour, and in that respect is very similar to... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Botany - 1838 - 442 pages
...of the dried leaves remain till the circulation is renewed in the spring. By this peculiarity, and by the whiteness of its bark, from which it derives its name, it is easily distinguishable in the winter. This tree puts forth flowers in May, which are succeeded... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1841 - 412 pages
...timber is required, and for which English or African oak is generally used." " The White oak (Quercus alba) is the species of which so much is imported...state throughout the winter. The wood is of a reddish color, and in that respect is very similar to English oak. But it is generally acknowledged to be greatly... | |
 | Geology - 1841 - 488 pages
...in much greater quantity, than the live oak. It is very common throughout the northern states and hi Canada, from whence it is exported to this country....feet. It is known by the whiteness of its bark, from • The Sylva Americana, by JD Browne. Bost»n, 1833. which it derives its name, and from a few of... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1842 - 538 pages
...timber is required, and for which English or African oak is generally used. The White Ouk (Queráis alba,) is the species of which so much is imported...is very similar to English oak. But it is generally acknowledged to be greatly inferiorto it in strengthand durability. It is very straight in the fibre,... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1842 - 548 pages
...is required, and for which English or African oak is generally used. The White Oak (Qua-cut alia,) is the species of which so much is imported into this...is very similar to English oak. But it is generally acknowledged to be greatly inferior to it in strength and durability. It is very straight in the fibre,... | |
 | 1842 - 538 pages
...timber is required, and for which English or African oak is generally used. The White Oak (Quercus alba,) is the species of which so much is imported...name, and from a few of its leaves remaining on the hranches in a withered state throughout the winter. The wood is of a reddish colour, and in that respect... | |
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