Holly, Yew and Box 



Consular Report, No. 1371, published in 1894, 

 dealing with the trade of Batoum, reports on 

 Box-wood on page 29 as follows: "In the 

 accessible private forests the Box- wood has been 

 mostly cut down, the Government wisely does 

 not desire that their forests shall in a few years 

 be cleared of wood that takes hundreds of years 

 to mature, and place but little on the market. 

 But substitutes from other parts of the world are 

 taking the place of Box-wood." In Report No. 

 1717, published in 1895, further mention is made 

 of this wood as follows : "The export of timber 

 has been far from satisfactory, and the only trade 

 of importance has been done in Box-wood and 

 Walnut." Reference is made to the condition of 

 the Box forests in the following words : 

 " Although all the private forests of Box-wood 

 have been exhausted the Government up to the 

 present still refuse to sell or allow Box-wood to 

 be cut in their extensive forests throughout 

 Abkhasia, consequently the total exports from 

 the Caucasus have not exceeded 1 200 tons ; and 

 further, this wood is fast losing its importance to 

 the English manufacturers, owing to the fact that 

 in recent years other hard woods have been 

 discovered which are equally suitable for making 

 many articles for which Box-wood was formerly 

 used. Besides this, Box-wood from other 

 countries also finds its way to the English 

 market in increasing quantities." 



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