limbers 



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(A. rubrum), Silver Maple (A. saccharinum), and Broad-leafed Maple {A. macrophyllum). The 

 first two are the more valuable. Maples also occur in Northern India and other parts of Asia. 

 The Hard Maple, also known as Rock Maple, occurs in Canada and the United States, on 

 the eastern side of the continent. The wood is well known in this country owing to its extensive 

 use for furniture, decorative panelling, and is hard, tough, of fine texture, and of various shades 

 of yellow and brown in colour. In addition to the uses with which it is popularly associated, 

 it is extensively employed for flooring, the keels of boats and ships, the manufacture of 

 machinery, turning shoe lasts, tool handles, and many other purposes. The figured variety, 

 known from its peculiar marking as Bird's Eye Maple, is highly esteemed. 



Poplar. Various kinds of poplars occur throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and in 

 the United Kingdom we are most familiar with the White and Black Poplars, and the Aspen, 

 all well-known trees. They yield a wood which is light, very soft, of fine grain, and generally 

 with a silky lustre. 

 Poplar wood is not 

 strong, but is easy to 

 work. Cotton wood 

 is the name in the 

 United States for 

 some of the members 

 of this group. 



Canary white 

 wood markedly re- 

 sembles poplar, and 

 is often described as 

 yellow poplar or 

 Virginian poplar. 



Walnut. The 

 ordinary walnut tree 

 (Juglans regia) of 

 this country occurs 

 wild also in Europe 

 generally and parts 

 of Asia. Its dark- 

 brown timber is often 

 very beautifully 

 marked and much 

 appreciated for furni- 

 ture, etc. ; it is also 

 used for gun-stocks. 



American Walnut, 

 or Black Walnut, is 

 derived from a closely 

 related tree {Juglans 

 nigra), which is a 

 native of the United 

 States and Canada. 



Holly. The 

 hollies have a wide 

 geographical range, 

 occurring throughout 

 most of Europe, Asia 



Photo by N. P. Eiwards, Litllehamptort' 



FELLING 



A REDWOOD TREE 



21— C.P. 



