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turers in these regions and it is safe to say that a great deal of 

 this material was loblolly and pond pine; it was tabulated as 

 shortleaf because manufacturers so reported it. 



Longleaf pine once grew in great quantities on the o 

 plain, often forming pure stands, but these ha\ i dis- 



appeared, and the species now exists only in scrattering stands 

 in mixture with shortleaf and loblolly. It is the best of the 

 southern pines for many purposes, but on account of its inr 

 ing scarci: iot locally separated from the otlu .lolly 



t be classed as inferior to the other pines for some purposes, 

 but it has excellent qualities for many uses, and 

 importance in those portions of the South where it is abundant 

 and develops a good form. It grows more rapidly than Ion 

 and generally surpasses shortleaf and Cuban pines in sust; 

 rate of growth. 



CYPRESS 



In 1911 South Carolina stood eighth in the production of 



.ss lumbi : to the pines it is the most importan 



in the State. It is a wood of good color and pleasing a 

 and is prominent as an interior finish material. Its durability 

 recommends it also for outside work such as cornice, siding, and 

 ior finish. As a shingle wood, it stood in I'.'l 1 serond only 

 to the cedars in the United States. The hulk nf tin 

 lumber cut in South Carolina is shipped to the northern m.r 

 Its use was reported by only two industries in the St 

 these together used an amount almost equal to the total output. 

 ill <>f the material reported, however, was grown in the 

 . It is a tree of slow growth and lonij life, and the most 

 valuable lumber comes from the mature timber. It 

 tially an inhabitant of swamps and of the flood jv. 

 which frequently oven 



RED GUM 



South Carolina stands seventh among 1 the State< in 



duction of red gum lumber, and tin -:li in 



quantity used by South Carol < on the 



drier situations from the Piedmont region to the coast In 



it has mine int< ] ly in 

 furniture manufacture, where it is employed in imitation of more 

 valuable industries report c 



