OF VIRGINIA 



for rough construction work, but in Virginia ship building consumed 

 a larger quantity than any other industry, the largest part of which 

 came from other States, principally West Virginia. 



COTTONWOOD 



Ten times more cottonwood is consumed by the manufacturers in 

 Virginia than is cut by the sawmills. The State has a considerable 

 stand of cottonwood, especially in the western part, but it is quite scat- 

 tered and the wood is not held in high favor by the sawmills. Cotton- 

 wood belongs to the poplar family as do the aspens, balm of Gilead, and 

 the black cottonwood of the western Coast. It is commonly known 

 in Virginia as Carolina poplar. Yellow poplar, which properly is 

 called tulip tree, does not belong to this family, the true poplars, but 

 in the uses of the wood they are closely related, especially the cotton- 

 wood which often serves as a substitute for yellow poplar. Cotton- 

 wood is soft, has little figure, and is easily worked, and these qualities 

 together with its white color makes it suitable for many uses. 



HEMLOCK 



Hemlock had the fifth largest cut of the woods of the United 

 States and Virgina ranked tenth among the hemlock producing States. 

 Next to yellow pine there was more hemlock lumber sawed in Virginia 

 than any of the softwoods, but less than one-fortieth of it was required 

 by the State's manufacurers. In company with white pine 'and red 

 spruce, hemlock in Virginia is confined to the slopes and ravines of the 

 mountains. Its best development is at high altitudes and in cool climes. 

 The lake States are the regions of its heaviest stand, although the 

 New England forests at one time contained much hem'lock. Not many 

 years ago hemlock had little value as lumber. Wood users referred 

 to it as a forest weed, possessing none of the qualifications of first class 

 lumber. This accounts for millions of feet being cut down only to 

 furnish bark, while the peeled logs were left to rot in the woods. Now, 

 however, the prejudice against hemlock has been practically dissipated, 

 and today it is one of the principal woods for general construction. 

 Many architects specify it in preference to white pine, spruce and 

 second growth yellow pine. The lower grades are held in high favor 

 by the box makers and from the upper grades, siding, flooring, casing, 

 and interior trim are milled. 



DOGWOOD 



The "flowering" dogwood, so called because of the conspicuous 

 white tracts surrounding its flowers, is the only species in Virginia 



