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92 values of the two bracks vary both in the timber, and in the plank, in about the proportion of three to two.

In civil architecture, the Dantzic Oak may be used with advantage for a great variety of purposes, as it stands well, shrinks only moderately, and without splitting much in seasoning.

The Navy contracts for Dantzic Oak do not include square timber, but thick-stuff of 7 to ½ inches, and plank of 4 to 2 inches only, which are received under the following specification:—

Tables XXXII. and XXXIII. show that the Dantzic Oak, when tested transversely, or tensilely, is of moderate strength; and, according to Table XXXIV., when tested for the vertical or crushing strain, it proves to be strong, and compares favourably with the British Oak.