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Note wood, bark, and gun-stock made of the wood of CASE 

 Black Birch {Betula lenta, L.), of the United States 118. 

 and Canada. The wood is heavy, strong, and close- 

 grained, and is largely used for furniture and cabinet 

 making. 



The first compartment of this Case contains various CASE 

 ornamental articles made of the bark of the Paper 119. 

 Birch {Beiula ijapyracea^ Ait.), in North America ; also 

 specimens of printing on Birch bark. 



No. 483. Butter prints, Tap, and a series of speci- 

 mens illustrating the manufacture of spools or cotton 

 reels from wood of the BiRCH {Betula alha, L.). Also 

 Bark of the Birch from Sweden, shoes and basket from 

 Lapland, and Alp horn from Switzerland made of Birch 

 bark. Note also Birch oil, used for imparting the charac- 

 teristic odour to Russian leather. 



No. 484. Pedestal made of a beautifully marked 

 sample of Karelian Birch or Masur Wood, the 

 knotted or gnarled trunk of Betula alba, from Finland. 

 Note also boxes, spoons and other articles made in 

 Finland from ihe wood and bark of this tree. 



No. 485. Wood and bark of Betula utilis^ D. Don, a 

 moderate-sized deciduous tree of the higher ranges of the 

 Himalaya. The thin bark is used as paper for writing 

 and packing, also for roofing houses, for umbrellas, and 

 for the tubes of Hookahs. The wood is elastic, seasons 

 well, and does not warp, and is largely used for building 

 purposes. 



Note on the lower shelves wood specimens of several 

 species of Alnus from America and India. 



No. 486. Wood, bark, and a series of specimens CASE 

 illustrating the manufacture of clog soles in Ireland from 12O. 

 the common Alder (Alnus glutinosay Medic). Also 

 gun-stock, and young wood as used for making charcoal 

 for the manufacture of gunpowder. 



Tribe II. Conjleae.—'No, 487. Wood of Hornbeam 

 {Garpinus Betulus, L.) and various articles made from it 

 as lasts for boot makers, shovel handles, bench screw, 



