"Merchant vessels" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... teak tree. Teak wood has been extensively employed for shipbuilding in the construction of merchant vessels and ships of war; its great strength and durability, the facility with which it can be worked, and its freedom from injury by fungi, rendering it peculiarly suitable for these purposes. It is a native of the East India Islands, and belongs ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders |
