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very high. It was introduced into Europe by the Dutch 

 when they were lords of that island. See " Amboyna Wood," 

 " Walnut Burrs." Poplars and several other woods are 

 found with burrs, they are of no value. Yew when so 

 found is an exception. 



Bush or Shrub is the name applied to perennial ligneous plants 

 which do not in their normal state of growth attain a girth of 

 more than six inches ; otherwise known as " Underwood " 

 or " Undergrowth." 



Butt. The base of a tree or the big end of a log. 



Butt Cut. The butt log or the log first cut above the stump. In 

 oak, etc., " butts," it is difficult before cutting open to tell 

 whether they are 1st, 2nd or 3rd cuts. 



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California!! Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). The most valuable 

 of Calif ornian timber trees, used for building, telegraph 

 poles, etc. Soft, light, close grained and easily split. 



Calling for Orders. An arrangement made with a vessel to call 

 at a certain port to receive orders for and to proceed to a 

 port of discharge. 



Callipers or Calipers. An instrument for measuring the cubical 

 contents of round and square logs. The kind now in general 

 use are known as " Hull Calipers," which consist of a 

 graduated beam to which is attached one fixed and one 

 sliding arm. Bow calipers are now seldom xised. 



Camber. A piece of timber cut archwise or forming a segment 

 of a circle. A natural curve in oak or other timber. 



Cambium. A term applied to the layer of mucilaginous viscid 

 matter, particularly plentiful in spring, interposed between 

 the woody layers and the bark in exogenous trees. 



Camp Sheeting. A lining of planks or boards for protecting an 

 embankment . 



Canary Whitewcod, or American Whitewood or Poplar. 

 The product of the Tulip tree, Liriodendron tulipifera. 

 A common and much used wood imported from the United 

 States. Very variable in colour, the most esteemed being 

 that wood possessing a clear deep yellow shade. The sap 

 wood is perfectly white, or, at times, slightly grey, and is 

 generally shipped separately under the term of clear saps. 



