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FORESTRY BRANCH BULLETIN No. 63 



TABLE VIII BASSWOOD 



*Less than one-tenth of 1 per cent. 



Photo 7393. J. A. DOUCET. 



Gasoline boat made of white pine, manufactured by Louis St. Pierre, Vercheres, Que. 

 The oar is made of basswood. 



Basswood heads the list of what might be termed the "soft hardwoods" 

 and comes second of all the hardwoods. The quantity consumed by the 

 industries using it is given as being approximately 93 per cent of the total Quebec 

 output given for 1915. Its value at the factory ranges from $11.68 to $40 per 



