THE MANUFACTURE OF HOME-GROWN TIMBER, 161 
The foregoing are the staple woods of home production used for 
general industrial purposes. The uses of other woods, such as 
chestnut, lime, walnut, poplar, and willow, have been of recent 
years quite revolutionised, and render their conversion for manu- 
facturing purposes of little importance. 
Notwithstanding the changed condition of our industrial wants, 
it will be seen that such timber as the oak, ash, sycamore, larch, 
and fir maintain an increasing usefulness, demonstrating the 
necessity of a greater development in the cultivation of our vast 
areas of waste lands to meet the growing demands of industry, 
and conserving to the nation as much as possible the wealth of 
which it is capable of producing. 
