HARDWOOD RECORD 



SI 



Lumber Yard of Murpht/ £/ Diggins. 



it is used extensively witli genuine maliogauy 

 for those parts of furniture which receive 

 the greatest strain. For interior finish it is 

 becoming very popular in this country and 

 abroad. Its rich cheerful color and ability 

 to hold finish, as well as its durability, make 

 it a favorite for dooi's and trim. A large 

 portion of birch growth shows a convolution 

 of grain which when rotary cut by the veneer 

 machine produces a charming figure and 

 effect. Both ])lain and curly wood are favor- 

 ite materials with veneer makers and are 



growing in popularity as their merits and 

 beauty become more generally recognized. 



The wood has always been comparatively 

 low-priced, but its relative value should have 

 warranted a much higher scale. There is a 

 certain sheeu to birch that is possessed by 

 few woods ; under a smooth and perfect finish 

 it has a sparkling luster due to the grain 

 and linings of the pores. Oil similar to that 

 of wintergreeu is distilled from the bark, 

 limbs anil leaves, and is quite an iniiiort.-inl 

 article of commerce. 



Basswood. 



Tilia Amcricimn. 

 Basswood is known indiscriminately as 

 American linden and whitewood, the latter 

 lieing the name applied to it in the English 

 market. The tree ranges from eighty to one 

 hunilreil and twenty feet in height and from 

 two to eight feet in diameter at the stump. 

 The bark is dark brown and dce|jly ridged. 

 The average weight of the wood is about 

 thirty )iounds per cubic foot. 



JlUey in Mirphy & Diggins' Lumber Yard. 



.Another Allet/ in Murphy €s Diggins' Lumber Yard. 



