350 PRODUCTS OF THE FOREST AND WOOD LOT 



FIG. 241. 



FIQ. 242. 



FIG. 241. The hemlock becomes a large, graceful tree, native east of the Mississippi River. 

 The bark is harvested for tanning and wood is used for paper or sawed for framing lumber. 



FIG. 242. White spruce is one of the most graceful evergreens for ornamental planting. 

 The tree is native in the northern "states and Canada to Alaska. The woods of this and 

 black spruce are used for general construction, span, flooring, sounding boards of musical 

 instruments, paper pulp, etc. 



FIG. 243. Black spruce ia not an ornamental tree, as the dead cones hang on and the lower 

 branches die. The native ranges and uses are much the same as white spruce. 



