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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Woods listed as mahogany come from countries 

 bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean 

 sea, from Africa, and from the Philippines. 



Lignum-vitae 

 is a heavy, hard 

 wood from the 

 West 'ndies 

 and t ropical 

 America. 



Circa ssian 

 walnut is 

 brought from 

 Asiatic Turkey, 

 cut principally 

 in old orchards 

 of planted 

 trees. It is bo- 

 tanic ally the 

 same species 

 as English, 

 French, and 

 Italian walnut, 

 it having been 

 planted in 

 those countries. 

 More than a 

 million Circas- 

 sian walnut 

 trees, culti- 

 vated for their nuts, are growing in California. The 

 European war has interrupted the supply of this wood 





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A FURNITURE FACTORY'S VENEER STOCKROOM 



Figured veneer must be carefully matched in 

 logs is exactly the same, and it is customary 

 in order to have at hand stock that will match. 



and it is now very scarce in the United States. Red 



gum is a substitute. 



Padouk, sometimes known as vermilion, is procured in 



t h e Andaman 

 Islands, and is 

 valued for its 

 fine color and 

 its susceptibili- 

 ty to exquisite 

 polish. 



Prima vera, 

 called also 

 white mahog- 

 any, is a native 

 of the southern 

 Pacific coast of 

 Mexico and the 

 adjacent parts 

 of Central 

 America. It 

 made its ap- 

 p e a r a nee in 

 furniture fac- 

 tories within 

 recent years. 



Different 

 species pass as 

 satinwood, but 

 that most used 



by American furniture makers comes from the West 



Indies. It is very hard and heavy and in color ranges 



selecting stock for fine furniture. The figure of no two 

 to keep the product of the various logs in separate piles 

 Consequently it is necessary to keep large stocks on hand. 



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'.XGLISH OAK 



These logs present a rough appearance, but they contain high-class and costly stuff. Only small quantities of this oak find their way to the 

 I nited States. It is a native of England and of the continent of Europe. Its value is measured more by the wood's color than its figure, con- 

 sequently little emphasis is laid on quarter-sawing such stock. 



