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In regard to the relation of the hard pine to Douglas fir, the growing 

 appreciation of the latter is due not only to the fact that it is a Canadian wood 

 but also, and chiefly, because of its strength, stiffness, and other high qualities. 

 See Forestry Branch Bulletin No. 59, " Canadian Woods for Structural Timbers." 



Photo 7385. J. A. DOUCET. 

 Broom handles made of birch and maple. The Megantic Broom Mfg. Co., Lake Megantic, Que. 



TABLE VI DOUGLAS FIP 



*Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga mucronata) is native to the Pacific coast. All the 

 supply used by Quebec was purchased from British Columbia. This species 

 comes third in the list of wood material purchased outside of the province and 

 forms 2 1 per cent of the total wood used. The average price paid for Douglas 

 fir was $38.13 per thousand feet board measure, being the highest price paid for 

 coniferous wood. 



