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latter is very subject to heartshake. Degami spars if abpephyied 
candidissimum) from the West Indies ; this wood is elastic, 
with a long fracture, is very similar to lancewood with wah it is 
frequently confused, and is valued for golf sticks, fishing rods, &c. 
Other timbers that could not be readily recognised were also to be 
seen. On one of the quays were some fine spars of Oregon pine 
(Pseudotsuga Douglasit) from British Columbia, some being shaped 
7-sided whilst others still had the bark on. This is a valuable 
timber for structural purposes, being employed in shipbuilding, for 
bridge work and in the construction of wharves. Some 10-ft. logs 
of persimmon ( iospyros virginiana) with the bark on from Savannah 
were also noted. The wood is of a dark brown colour and is valued 
for weaving shuttles, Gane golf sticks, shoe-lasts, &e. St. John’s 
ine in the round and squared ; Quebec birch in short logs and some 
irregularly shaped lengths of St. J alint s birch, the latter being 
roughly squared and so imported for chair-making. 
There was much converted or partially converted timber to be 
seen during the time of my visit, the following being especially 
noted :—Cases of match Socks of Pinus Strobus from Boston ; 
crates of spade and shovel-handles of ash and large numbers of 
maple shoe-lasts in the rough from Canada, 12 to 20 ft. lengths of 
5 by 5 ins. squares of Columbian pine (Pseudotsuga Douglasii) ) known 
as “roller squares’ used for making cotton-mill rollers ; bundles of 
hickory (Carya sp.) for making golf sticks ; oak staves for casks 
from New Orleans; short lengths of birch 2 ft. by 23 ins. for 
making bobbins; maple and birch prepared for flooring ; oak and 
maple strips for kegs; also many maple rollers shaped octagonally 
and tarred on the ends to prevent splitting. 
Several of the timber yards were visited, including that of 
Messrs. Joseph Gardner & Sons. Quoting from the * Timber News” 
of November 16th, 1912, eae = is referred to in the following 
words. ‘The concern occupies emier position insomuch as 
they are specialists in almost ‘all idnds of hardwoods, and hold stocks 
of many timbers with which the trade in general is hardly acquainted. 
They draw for their supplies on practically every country in the 
world.” Many interesting timbers were noted in this yard includ- 
ing the following :—Persimmon oe ros oi eae Knysna 
boxwood (Gonioma Kamass?), w heed anil rained used 
principally for tool-handles, in rp foe. eee ee and for 
weaving shuttles, West Indian boxwood (T'ecoma sp.), likewise 
used for shuttles, Persian boxwood (Buus sempervirens). Until 
the previous year no direct shipments of this wood had been made 
for 20 years; Turkish walnut (Juglans regia) used for gun-stocks, 
cabinet work, &c. Hassagay wood (Curtisia faginea), a tough, 
strong =e elastic wood from South Africa, valued for wheel-work, 
tool- es and weaving shuttles. Two varieties of ebony known 
as saedaae and Madagascar, ee to be furnished by species of 
Diospyros ; Mountain satin wood (Fagara flava?) from Jamaica, 
used for veneering, panels, cabinet-work and for furniture ; 
Tabascan (Excoecaria sp.?) from San Domingo, shipped as Cocus 
wood ; Cocus wood from Jamaica and Cuba (Brya Ebenus); Turkish 
te or dogwood in spars, used for shuttles, &c. a eee ogs = 
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