G. E. STECHER.

June 15, 1914.


[CONTENTS]

Page
[Quercus Suber (Cork)]3
[Quercus Liber (Linnæus)]5
[Cork]7
[Origin]9
Including the territory of growth and [attempts to transplant the seed].
[The Tree and Growth]12
[Diseases]16
[Stripping]17
[Botany and Chemistry]22
Including [compression diagram].
[Uses and Application]39
[Substitutes]53
[Manufacture]55
[Raw stock.]
[Sorting.]
[Stopper making.]
[Cork Disc making.]
[Waste utilization.]
[Extent of the Manufacturing Industry]71
[Appendix]76

[CORK:]

Its Origin and Industrial Uses