Kind of Timber.

Decay first observed from time of exposure.

Unsound and quite decayed.

Quite Sound for

Remarks.

Yrs.

Mon.

Yrs.

Mon.

Yrs.

Mon.

Greenheart.........................

...

...

19

0

Affected in one corner.

Teak........

..

13

0

Beefwood..........................

..

...

13

0

Treenail of bulletwood

..

...

5

0

Beech, Payne's patent process...........................

10

7

...

...

A little holed at one end underneath.

Teak........

5

6

...

...

Nearly sound 7 1/2 years after being laid down.

African oak .......................

5

6

...

...

Ditto ditto

" " ..................

4

11

10

0

...

English oak, kyanized

4

7

10

0

...

Decaying but slowing 5 years and 7 months after being laid down.

Teak........

4

7

12

0

...

American oak, kyan-ized ......

4

3

...

...

British ash........................

3

0

5

0

...

Scotch elm........................

3

0

5

0

...

English elm.......................

2

11

4

7

...

Plane-tree..........................

2

11

...

...

Ditto ditto

Ash ........

2

11

4

3

...

American oak....................

2

11

4

7

...

Baltic red pine .................

2

9

4

3

...

A good deal decayed when first observed.

English oak........................

2

4

4

7

...

Scotch oak........................

2

4

...

...

Ditto ditto

Baltic oak..........................

2

4

4

3

...

Norway fir........................

2

4

3

1

...

Baltic red pine, kyanized..................................

2

4

4

7

...

Pitch pine...........................

2

4

4

3

...

American yellow pine

2

4

3

7

...

" red pine ...........

2

4

3

1

...

" " kyanized....................................

2

4

4

7

...

Larch..................................

2

.4

4

3

...

Table - continued.

Kind of Timber.

Decay first observed from time of exposure.

Unsound and quite decayed.

Quite Sound for

Remarks.

Yrs.

Mon.

Yrs.

Mon.

Yrs.

Mon.

Honduras mahogany..

2

1

...

...

Nearly round 3 1/2 years after being laid down, Washed away 6 months later.

Beech...............................

1

9

3

1

...

American elm..................

1

9

3

1

...

Treenail of locust...........

...

5

0

3

0

British oak......

1

6

5

0

...

American oak ..................

1

6

5

0

...

Plane-tree............................

1

6

5

0

...

Honduras teak treenails

1

6

5

0

...

Beech...................................

1

6

5

0

...

Scotch fir, teak tree-nails ......

1

6

3

0

...

Ditto, from Lanarkshire...................................

1

6

3

0

...

Ditto ditto ...................

1

6

3

0

...

Ditto, locust treenails

1

6

3

0

...

Memel fir............................

1

6

5

0

...

Pitch pine......

1

6

2

6

...

Going fast when first observed.

English oak ........................

1

1

3

1

...

Italian oak............................

1

1

3

6

...

Dantzic oak.........................

1

1

2

6

...

English elm.........................

1

1

1

6

...

Canada rock elm...................

1

1

1

6

...

Cedar of Lebanon.................

1

1

2

6

...

Riga fir.................................

1

1

1

6

...

Dantzic fir.............................

1

1

1

6

...

Virginia pine........................

1

1

1

6

...

Yellow pine........................

1

1

1

6

...

A good deal gone 18 months after being laid down. Swept away by the sea 7 months afterwards.

Red pine..............................

1

1

1

6

...

Cowrie pine .......................

1

1

1

6

...

A good deal decayed when first observed.

Polish larch ........................

1

1

1

6

...

Going fast when first observed.

Birch, Payne's patent process......

0

10

1

10

...

American locust treenails.....................................

0

8

3

0

...