Lignum-vitae
by Samuel J. Record
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About this eBook
- Author
- Record, Samuel J. (Samuel James), 1881-1945
- Title
- Lignum-vitae : a study of the woods of the Zygophyllaceae with reference to the true lignum-vitae of commerce--its sources, properties, uses, and substitutes
- Original Publication
- New Haven: Yale University Press, 1921.
- Credits
- deaurider, PrimeNumber and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- SD: Agriculture: Forestry
- Subject
- Zygophyllaceae
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 77763
- Release Date
- January 24, 2026
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.LIGNUM-VITAE
- 2.CONTENTS
- 3.PART I: FROM THE BOTANICAL STANDPOINT — Trees and Woods of the Lignum-vitae Family — Porlieria — Bulnesia — “Retama” or “Retamo” [6] — “Palo Santo” or “Palo Balsamo” — “Vera” or “Maracaibo Lignum-vitae” — Guaiacum — Description of Species — Minute Anatomy of the Wood of Guaiacum — Distinguishing Features of the Woods of Guaiacum and Bulnesia — Check List of Common Names
- 4.PART II: FROM THE COMMERCIAL STANDPOINT — The True Lignum-vitae of Commerce — General Considerations — Present Sources of Supply — Future Sources of Supply — Value of lignum-vitae imports entered for consumption in the United States — Uses of Lignum-vitae — Resin of Guaiacum: Its Properties and Uses
- 5.Substitutes for True Lignum-vitae — Woods of the Lignum-vitae Family — Woods of Other Families
- 6.SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- 7.LITERATURE CITED
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