KINDS OF WOOD 31 



Redwood. Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) is imported from California. 

 This species furnishes some of the largest trees in the world. Its wood is used 

 as a substitute for white pine and cedar in the boat-building and sash, doors, 

 and building material industries. These are the only two industries which 

 have reported the use of redwood. 



Redwood is fairly light and has a moderately fine, very straight grain. 

 It is more durable than pine and harder than white pine and cedar, but it is 

 considered to be more brittle and not quite so resistant as either of the others, 

 although it is more impervious to water. 



Redwood material was used to the extent of 289,000 feet board measure 

 at an average price of $53.24 per thousand feet board measure. This species 

 is the first in the list of species of which the quantity used is less than one-tenth of 

 one per cent of the total. 



Cypress. Cypress (Taxodium distichum) is all imported from the Southern 

 States. It grows very slowly and on wet land. It is fairly soft and light 

 and has a fine grain and texture. In the annual ring there is a very clear dis- 

 tinction between the spring- wood and the summer-wood. Cypress wood has a 

 greasy feeling, without being very resinous. It is supposed to be the most 

 durable soft wood of North America. 



Cypress was used by four industries to a total of 194,000 feet board measure, 

 over half being used by the pump, tank, and silo industries. Boat-builders 

 paid the highest price, $79.06 per thousand feet board measure. United States 

 mills cut over a billion feet of cypress yearly. 



Butternut. Butternut (Juglans cinerea) is a Canadian tree. In 1915, 

 according to Bulletin No. 58 "Forest Products of Canada, 1915," the province 

 of Quebec produced 246,000 feet board measure of butternut. The wood- 

 using industries report using some 139,000 feet, nearly 57 per cent of the 

 production. 



Six industries have reported the using of butternut wood, but 76 per cent 

 of the consumption is taken up by the box and crating industry. The average 

 price paid was $26.04 per thousand feet board measure. The boat manufac- 

 turers paid the highest price, $50, and foundry box manufacturers the lowest, 

 $20. 



Butternut wood resembles the black walnut a good deal in grain and texture, 

 and is often called "white walnut", but it is considerably lighter in colour, 

 and much softer and weaker. 



Spanish Cedar. Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata) is all imported from 

 Mexico and used in the manufacture of cigar boxes. Its high price, $151.52 

 per thousand feet board measure, is due to the fact that this wood material 

 is mostly used in the form of veneer. Its price in board feet was obtained by 

 converting superficial square feet into thousand feet board measure, without 

 allowing either for waste or manufacturing cost. The price of Spanish cedar 

 in rough boards or square timber would be about $70 per thousand feet board 

 measure. 



Black cherry. The wood-using industries of the province of Quebec report 

 a consumption of 103,000 feet board measure of black cherry (Prunus serotina}. 

 In 1915 the saw-mills are reported to have cut 58,000 feet board measure of 

 cherry lumber. 



