A laboratory method for evaluating wood preservatives should provide in a comparatively short time an integrated measure of the relative permanence and fungus-inhibiting capacity of a product. There is as yet no generally acceptable laboratory method of this type. Systematic service records serve to bolster the reputation of established preservatives....
The purpose of this bulletin is to show how woods should be graded in order that they may be given uniform results when subjected to treatment with preservatives; it is intended for those interested in wood preservation.