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attains much larger size, and is inferior to it in hardness and 

 strength. 



COTTON GUM 



This wood is nearly always spoken of as tupelo, bay. or bay 

 poplar. Cotton gum is a book name, and is seldom or i 

 heard in lumber transactions. The name "bay poplar" was 

 formerly employed when the lumber cut from this tree was sold 

 How poplar. In some parts of the South the name is short- 

 ened to "bay." It is seldom sold now as yellow poplar, and it 

 never would have passed for it had examination and inspection 

 been careful. Good heart tupelo somewhat resembles p< 

 The wood is difficult to season and its working qualities 

 for different trees and situations. Its lack of color causes it to 

 bear the name of white gum. The purpose doubtless is to dis- 

 tinguish this wood from red gum. 



THE OAKS 



The <>aks are found throughout South Carolina, but in the 

 Alpine region only do they form a considerable part of the 

 stand. Though many species occur, the lumbermen designate 

 them all as either white or red and they are sold under these 

 names on the market. On the drier situations and uplands, 

 white, chestnut, post, red', black jack, swamp white, scarlet, 

 shingle, and Spanish oaks all appear, while in the coastal r 

 white, willow, water, Spanish, black jack, cow, live, and laurel 

 oaks form an understory to the pine and cypress. The white 

 oaks are more valuable than the red oaks and are used 



y of purposes, appearing in eleven out of fifteen indu- 

 They combine beauty with strength ami durability and 

 for cabinet woods as well as for general construction purposes. 

 Red oak was reported in seven industries, most of it ! 

 for planing mill products, sash, doors and blinds and for finish- 

 ing and flooring material. The grain of red oak is not as orna- 

 mental as that of white oak, but for some purposes, particularly 

 for flooring, its color makes it more desirable. The true red <>ak 

 (Quercus rubra) is not abundant in the State, and the red "ak 

 lumber in the home markets consists of several Aperies in the 

 botanical red oak group. The two groups into which the 

 are usually divided are commonly -lishcd by the a 



The white oaks ripen their acorns in one year, those of the red 



