Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 8378

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Plant Name 58.01 ROSACEAE Crataegus punctata Entry Book Number 20.1983
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Canada TDWG Region Canada
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Canada
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor BM (Nat. Hist.) Donor No 22
Donor Date 00/00/1862 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: A common shrub or small tree, 15 to 20 feet high, and 6 inches in diameter, found in thickets on dry rocky lands. Thorns stout, rigid, sharp, and a little recurved. 1 1/2 inch long flowers white, fruit bright purple, and some varigated whit, e. Wood extremely hard, used by wood engravers for mallets. Specific gravity 0.75 weight of cubic foot 40 lbs

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