WALNUT BIRCH ALDER ACACIA 329 



WALNUT continued. 



Prices. Walnut Timber (Juglans regia), is. 36. to 

 2s. 6d. (or more) a cubic foot. 



The Black Walnut should be worth considerably 

 more (say), 2s. to 33. a cubic foot. 



Walnut " Burrs " are bought by weight in the 

 "trade," at from 2$ to 40 per ton. 



BIRCH : 



Uses. Furniture and cabinet making. Bobbins, staves 

 for cheap barrels, clogs, turning, pudlocks, charcoal 

 for gunpowder. 



Note. Many of the pudlocks used in London scaffolding 

 consist of imported Birch. In America, thin layers of wood 

 are skimmed off round the circumference of a log and used as 

 seats for tramcars, railway station seats, garden seats, etc. 



Prices. 4d. to 8d. a cubic foot. 



ALDER : 



Uses. Clogs, cigar boxes, broom heads, toys. The 

 timber will last well when entirely underground or 

 when always under water, and is occasionally used 

 for wooden drains. It is one of the best woods for 

 charcoal for gunpowder. 



Prices. 5d. to Qd. a cubic foot. 

 HORSE CHESTNUT: 



Uses. Rollers for cotton mills (if large), pattern making 

 (for castings), bottoms of carts, packing cases, turning. 



Prices. 6d. to Sd. a cubic foot. 

 ACACIA (False Acacia) : 



Uses. Gate and fence posts (it is very durable), tree 

 nails, and by cabinetmakers, for it is a very hand- 

 some wood. On the Continent it is used for cart shafts 

 and for spokes of wheels. It is a very elastic wood. 



Prices. Probably is. to is. 6d. ; but the timber is seldom 

 on the market. 



PLANE : 



Uses. Furniture, turning. 



Prices. About is. a foot; but it is rarely on the market 



