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In Quebec four industries report using this wood. Machinery manufac- 

 turers consumed 76 per cent of the total. The average price was $27-41 per 

 thousand feet board measure, while musical instrument manufacturers paid 



Red gum wood has a fine texture and takes a good polish, although it is 

 somewhat cross-grained. It is tough and moderately soft. In colour it is 

 dark brown marked by lighter streaks. This is often taken advantage of by 

 staining red gum to imitate Circassian walnut which it resembles in grain and 

 figure. 



Hickory. The hickory manufactured in Quebec, 39,000 feet board measure, 

 is mostly purchased in the province. Ontario furnished 7,000 feet board mea- 

 sure of raw material, and the United States 2,000 feet. Hickory is peculiar to 

 North America. 



Hickory is a valuable hardwood but unfortunately the supply in Quebec 

 and Ontario is becoming rapidly exhausted. This is particularly true of Quebec, 

 which possesses much lesss hickory than Ontario. 



The hickory wood used is made up of four species, but bitternut hickory 

 (Carya cordiformis} and shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) are commercially the 

 two most important. 



The wood-using industries of Quebec use much more hickory wood than 

 is reported here. A large quantity of the material is imported already manu- 

 factured from the United States and Ontario, but as this bulletin deals only 

 with raw material this is not included in the statement. 



Hickory was used in the raw state by three industries. Manufacturers 

 of vehicles used the greatest quantity. There is no other wood in America 

 that combines better strength, hardness, toughness, elasticity, and durability. 

 It is par excellence the wood of the vehicle and handle industries. 



Satinwood. Satinwood (Xanthoxylum cribrosum) was used only by car 

 manufacturers for the interior of passenger coaches. The reported cost, $354.50 

 per thousand feet board measure, is exceedingly high, but this is partly due to 

 the fact that the material is used chiefly as veneer. 



Teak. This species (Tectona grandis) was used by manufacturers of boats. 

 It is one of the most valuable of shipbuilding materials, but its price is prohibitive 

 for use in large quantities. This wood is imported from India. 



Willow. Two thousand feet of willow (Salix) native to Quebec was used 

 exclusively for making artificial limbs. Willow is soft and tough and is not 

 affected by atmospheric conditions. 



Red juniper. A small quantity of red juniper (Juniperus virginiana) , 

 sometimes called "red cedar" or "pencil cedar", is reported. It was used for 

 bungs, spiles, plugs, etc. This wood is imported from the Southern States. 



Baywood. Baywood (Magnolia glauca) is imported from the United 

 States. One thousand feet was used for patterns. 



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