SHORTLEAF PINE. 19 



that inclosed gardens and truck patches were of this pine in many 

 instances. The heartwood was enduring, but the sap was disposed 

 to decay quickly in damp situations. 



Shortleaf pine was cut for fuel by the early residents throughout 

 its range. It is rich in resin and burns brightly. 



The high prices paid for naval stores during the colonial period 

 and later directed attention to shortleaf pine. Some development 

 followed, but it was not as profitable to the operator as longleaf pine, 

 because the trees were more dispersed, operations more expensive, 

 and the yield less. John Lawson, writing in 1714, listed pitch, tar, 

 rosin, and turpentine as products of shortleaf pine in North Carolina. 



MANUFACTURE AND PRODUCTS. 



The uses of shortleaf pine are as varied as those of longleaf, and 

 the two go together for many purposes, without preference or preju- 

 dice, but there are differences which sometimes lead to the choice of 

 one or the other for certain special uses. Longleaf is considerably 

 the heavier, though lighter in ash. It is also stronger and more 

 elastic; consequently, when the architect desires timber to sustain 

 pressure and withstand shocks, he decides in favor of longleaf; but 

 in nearly all other situations shortleaf serves as well, and sometimes 

 its lighter weight makes it more desirable than the other. 



Furniture makers, who use yellow pine in considerable amounts, 

 find shortleaf an admirable wood. It is worked into frames, goes 

 into the interior of couches, tables, stands, and desks, and in the 

 cheaper grades of similar articles it may appear as the outside visible 

 part. The grain is handsome and shows well in natural finish or 

 when stained. 



Inside and outside trim for houses is manufactured from short- 

 leaf pine. It is widely used for flooring and is recommended both 

 by appearance and because of its wearing qualities. It responds 

 readily to oils, wax, and other floor finishes and dressings. It an- 

 swers equally well as wainscoting and ceiling, for chairboards, base- 

 boards, brackets, molding, cornice, roseblocks, ornaments, carved 

 work, spindles, balusters, railing, stairs, and panels. Window frames 

 and frames for doors, and the doors themselves, and sash are largely 

 manufactured from this wood. Plasterer's lath and shingles are 

 products of shortleaf pine forests, and porch columns and porch 

 flooring cause further demand upon the supply. Many of the large 

 lumber mills of the South, particularly in Arkansas, Louisiana, and 

 Texas, advertise shortleaf pine as a specialty, and are producing it 

 in great quantities and in many forms. 



Excelsior mills find the wood suitable for their purposes, and 

 occasional use is made of it for pulp. Veneers of this pine enter 

 largely into basket and box manufacture. Statistics showing the 



