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SECTION XXI. 



Timber. The various Kinds in Use. Those 

 producing Nuts, c. 



THERE are in America black, white, red, 

 willow, chesnut, Spanish, black-jack, and 

 live oaks. I have heard the inhabitants say 

 they have thirteen sorts of oak, of which the 

 live oak and the white oak are the best. 

 But neither of them is nearly so durable 

 as the English oak ; particularly for ship- 

 building. 



Almost every kind of wood grows 

 quickly in America ; and, from that cause, 

 generally straight : but, from the quickness 

 of its growth, it is less durable. Cedar is 

 the only slow-growing timber they have, 

 and possesses great durability ; very like 

 our yew in England. 



There are many sorts of hiccory; it is a 



