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sprucGwood, and especially useful in buildings, and for pillars, 

 and also in hydraulic works. 



In some European districts silver-fir wood is less prized than 

 sprucewood, partly on account of its darker colour, and partly 

 because much of it that comes to the market is too old and 

 knotty, so that it cannot be planed as easily as the wood of 

 spruce. [When both are grown in Britain, silver-fir is superior 

 to spruce. — Tr.] 



Scotch pine (Pinns si/Ircstris) ; also termed red deal. — Used 

 for the same purposes as spruce, except for musical instruments, 

 shingles and other split-ware ; superior to spruce or silver-fir 

 for hydraulic works (piles), bridges, or mining timber ; used for 

 railway-sleepers and all purposes requiring durability ; esteemed 

 for ships' masts and spars, spars for windmills, conduit-pipes, 

 street-paving, &c. 



Larch {Larix citropi^-a). — Used for the same purposes as red 

 deal, and wherever durability is demanded is more highly 

 esteemed than the latter. 



Black pine {Pinns Laricio). — More used in hydraulic and 

 earthworks than for superstructures, furniture, kc. 



Weymouth-pine {Pinns Strains), termed white deal in America. 

 — Used in superstructures, especially in roofs ; also in cabinet- 

 making, packing-cases, &:g. Old wood is preferred. 



Cembran pine. — Used for wood-carving, toys, and cabinet- 

 making. 



Yew {Ta.iits haccnta). — Esteemed for bows, cabinet-making, 

 wood-carving and turnery. 



Mountain-pine {Pinns montana). — Turnery and wood-carving. 



Juniper (Jnnijx'rns communis). — Fine wood for turnery and 

 wood-carving. 



8. Exotic Woods. 



Teak (Tcctomi urandis). — The best wood i'or slii])l)nilding, 

 superstructures ; largely used in railway-carriagc-building, and 

 by the cabinet-maker, wheelwright and turner. 



Mahogany (.S'»/(7r///'(/ MaJtofiani). — Highly-esteemed furniture- 

 wood ; also used for panels, picture-frames, cigar-boxes, •kc. 



[Padauk(/Vc?y>rvn7m.«tn(Zic?/.<!)fromBurmuhandtheAii(lain;inTslaiuls. 

 Highly esteemed for raihv;iy-c:irriages and cabinet-niakiii^. — Th.] 



