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been partially seasoned. They were not nailed 

 down or carefully placed side by side, but simply 

 laid down with the double object of seasoning 

 and to form a temporary w^ooden floor beneath 

 the dry faggots. When we take into considera- 

 tion the size and age of the tree from which the 

 planks were cut, as well as the great quantity of 

 resin present, and which rendered the log so 

 weighty in transit, the case seems all the more 

 remarkable. But it has long been known that 

 the timber of this pine is of no great value, and 

 even for firewood purposes it comes in about 

 third-rate. 



P. PONDEROSA. — Age, 74 years ; cubic contents, 

 84 feet ; soil, good loam. Timber heavy and 

 saturated with resin, of a reddish colour, but not 

 particularly durable. The strong resinous smell 

 of the wood is remarkable, and the veining is 

 much admired. 



P. Strobus. — Age unknown ; cubic contents, 

 93 feet ; soil, vegetable mould, or shaly rock. 

 Timber of good quality, clean, and easily worked, 

 but much affected both by soil and site. British- 

 grown timber revealed but small difference when 

 compared with that sent to the late Colonial and 

 Indian Exhibition, where excellent opportunities 

 were afforded me by Professor Macoun, of Ottawa, 

 Canada, for comparing many specimens of our 

 home-grown coniferous woods with those sent to 

 the Exhibition. I consider this a valuable forest 

 tree for parts of these Isles that are not too 

 exposed ; but it does not succeed well on too light 

 or poor soils, though on the Surrey heath it has 

 done well. 



