244 TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES. [xxvm. 



soft in character, and generally a little spongy near the 

 centre. 



It has a dull shade, and appears to be poor in 

 quality, but, being a light, clean, straight-grained wood, 

 and easy to work, it is suitable for packing-cases and for 

 any ordinary purpose ; it thus savesthe more expensive 

 kinds of Fir. It is brought to this country in well-squared 

 logs of rather superior dimensions to the Dantzic Fir. 



