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Why Cypress Does Not Rot and Why ^^ ^ 

 Some Cypress is Better Than Others ' 



irnOU HAVE often wondered, no doubt, why it is that comparatively soft wood like Cypress will outlast a hard, close 

 bB grained piece of birch or maple. It does seem peculiar, doesn't it? The matter is very easily explained, however. 

 Scientists have discovered that wood decay is caused by microbes that attack the material in countless numbers. It has 

 been estimated, that upward of 14(j,000,000 of these microbes infest one square inch of decaying wood and these tiny mites 

 work incessantly in feeding on the wood fiber. It is small wonder that some of the greenhouse lumber rots away in such 

 a comparatively short time. 



These microbes attack wood of 

 every kind in search of food. To 

 resist this onslaught, various 

 woods aie provided with a serum 

 or kind of oil which kills the mi- 

 crobes. ChemLsts have determined 

 the amount of this oil in different 

 species of timber and the amount 

 varies to' a large extent Cypress 

 is endowed by nature with an 

 abundant supply, and on this ac- 

 count is practically impervious to 

 the attacks of these deadly mi- 

 crobes. It seems that Cypress 

 poFsesses this oil in greater quan- 

 tities than any other timber known 

 and this explains its remarkable 

 durability. Truly it may be called 

 ■'the wood eternal." There are 

 different kinds of Cypress, and 

 only In the swamo growth, found 

 chiefly on the Gulf Coast, is there 

 an extra large supply of this 

 seram. Upland Cypress has a 

 much smaller content of this valu- 

 able elixir of life, and does not 

 compare with the Gulf Coast 

 species. You get the genuine Cy- 

 press when you buy of us. 



This microbe theory explains 

 many things. Sap word, containing a less quantity of the oil, is 

 quickly destroyed. Boards that rot away in ridges and furrows 

 show weak spots and strong spots in the wood fiber. The ridges 

 show where the oil has settled and the furrows indicate a lack 



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of It. Treating wood with creo- 

 sote and other oils of similar na- 

 ture helps it to resist the germs. 



Creosote and other commercial 

 preparations contain materials, 

 the evaporation of- which is injuri- 

 ous to plant life, and, therefore, 

 these preparations cannot be used 

 for greenhouse woodwork. 



The nearer the heart of the Cy- 

 press tree you get, the more serum 

 you And. This again explains the 

 great durability of Pecky, for it 

 comes from the heart of the tree. 

 The microbe theory may help the 

 government to discover the cause 

 of the peck in Cypress. 



It is estimated that about two 

 hundred years would be required 

 for these microbes to destroy one 

 cubic inch of sap-free. Gulf Coast, 

 Red Cypress. On sap spots one 

 cubic inch would be devoured in 

 four to five years, due to the ex- 

 tremely small quantity of oil In 

 the sap wood. 



Why try any substitute wood? 

 Why waste time and money when 

 Cypress costs very little more? 



This Company has never used anything but Gulf Coast Cypress. 

 You are absolutely sure of getting it here. We don't sell Cedar or 

 Redwood. Never did, and don't expect to as long as the "everlast- 

 ing Cypress" can be had In snflRcient quantities. 



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