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building it has almost extinguished the use of Baltic timber for 

 spars, England importing, in all, over 500 million feet, or nearly 

 870,000 loads, more than a third of the entire export. In 

 America it is largely used for fencing, railway-ties, mine-timbers, 

 wood-paving, house-building, and fuel ; whilst in this country it 

 is largely used for wainscotting and church and school fittings, 

 and to some extent in cabinet-making. 



Pine, Long-leaf, of the Himalayas (P. longifdlia. Roxb.). From 

 Bhotan to Afghanistan at altitudes of 1500 to 7500 ft. Hind. 

 "Chir." Height 100 ft. or more. Soft, not durable, easily 

 worked. Used for tea-boxes, shingles and building; but chiefly 

 valuable for its resin, one tree yielding 10 20 Ibs. the first year. 

 The wood is also used for torches and for charcoal, so that this is, 

 on the whole, the most valuable Himalayan species. 



Pine, Lowland Spruce (P. gldbra Walt.). South-eastern 

 United States. Known also as " Cedar " or " White Pine," and 

 in Florida as " Old Field Pine." Height 80 ft. or more ; diam. 

 3 ft. or more. Light, soft, brittle, easily worked, not strong or 

 durable, resembling the Loblolly Pine (P. Tceda\ not resinous. 

 Employed chiefly for inside work. 



Pine, Maritime. See Pine, Cluster. 



Pine, Meadow. See Pine, Cuban. 



Pine, Monterey (P. radidta Don^P. insignis Loud.). South 

 California. Height 80100 ft. ; diam. 2 5 ft. Light, soft, 

 brittle, not strong. Used only for fuel. 



Pine, Moreton-Bay (Araucdria Cunninghdmi Lamb. : Order 

 Araucariiiece). North-east Australia and New Guinea. Known 

 also as "Colonial" or "Hoop Pine." Height 150200 ft.; 

 diam. 3 5| ft. S.G. 763500. W 3033-75. Yielding 

 spars 80 100 ft. long, light-coloured, light, straight-grained, 

 hard and strong, the sapwood liable to rot, but the heart durable 

 if kept constantly dry or wet, working very easily, sometimes 

 exhibiting a peculiar figure from groups of small knots. In 

 request for flooring boards, carpentry, punt-bottoms, and to some 

 extent for cabinet-work and spars, mountain-grown timber being 

 preferred. 



