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and durable, and contains much resin ; it is the most 

 valuable timber of the districts in the Himalayas, where it 

 is found from 6,000 to 10,000 ft. above sea level. It is 

 largely used for building and engineering work in Cashmere 

 and the Punjab. For planking, doors, windows, and furni- 

 ture it is better than the deodar, as it is not so brittle and 

 does not contain the oil which in the deodar so readily 

 absorbs dirt ; it is also used for tea boxes. 

 Weight 28 to 30 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Long-leaved Pine or Chir Pine (P. longifolla}. is not such 

 good timber as the blue pine, being softer, but is used a 

 good deal in building, for shingles, tea boxes, etc. It grows 

 in greater profusion than the blue pine. 



"Weight 28 Ibs. per cubic foot. 



Khasia Pine (P. khasya) has much the appearance of 

 P. sylvestris, and is the chief soft wood for building in the 

 Khasia hills, where over a large area it is known as Tinya, 

 and attains a height of 100 ft. with 3 ft. diameter. It is 

 also found in Burma. It is moderately hard, pale brown 

 in colour, and very resinous. 



The white, soft, and easily worked wood of the Spruce Eir 

 of the Himalayas, a tree similar to European spruce, is 

 largely used in Simla and neighbourhood for rough joinery, 

 planking, etc. ; and the Silver Fir, which sometimes has a 

 trunk rising 40 ft. before sending out a branch, produces 

 a similar timber, but one which is not suitable for exposed 

 work, nor is it in much demand if the deodar is to be 

 found in its neighbourhood. 



Larch, somewhat like the European larch, and Cypress, 

 which yields a brown hard wood, are used for building and 

 other purposes. 



