loo Coniferous Timber of Commerce. 



The Hemlock-Spruces, . . . . Tsuga. 



(Type — The Hemlock Spruce.) 

 The Douglas Fir, . . . . Pseudotsuga. 



(A genus constructed for the reception of the 

 Douglas Fir.) And 

 The Pines, . . . . . . Pinus. 



(Type — The Common Scotch Pine.) 



I find, then, that Messrs Allan, whose timber establishment, 

 including saw mills, is the largest existing between the Forth 

 and the Tyne, import eight species of Coniferse. 



1. Pinus silvestris, L. (75 — 100 feet.)— The Scotch Pine, 

 commercially known as Russian Pine ; Baltic Redwood ; Baltic 

 Yellow Deals ; Red Deals. From Northern Europe and the 

 Baltic. Habitat — Central and Northern Europe, including 

 Scotland. The Siberian Forest Region as far as the Among 

 river. Much in request for masts and spars. 



2. PiNUs Strobus, L. (100 — 160 feet.) — In America and 

 Canada " The White Pine." In Great Britain " The Weymouth 

 Pine," having been planted extensively by Lord Weymouth 

 at Longleat, Wiltshire, soon after its introduction in 1705. 

 Commercially known as Yellow Pine. Habitat — The Eastern 

 States of North America and Canada. An extremely valuable 

 timber tree, its wood being more employed in America than 

 that of any other pine, for masts as well as for every purpose 

 of construction. " Finds its way into every carpentering 

 establishment in Great Britain " Its rapidly approaching 

 extinction is causing much anxiety to all who are interested 

 in the timber supplies of America, owing, partly, to reckless 

 and improvident felling. 



3. Pinus resinosa, Sol. — (60 — 80 feet.) — The Canadian 

 Red Pine, commercially Red Pine. Habitat — Canada to 

 Pennsylvania and Newfoundland. The bark is very red, so 

 formerly it was called P. rubra. Largely manufactured into 

 lumber, and used for constructive purposes ; but of late 

 years its supply to this country has almost ceased, being 

 rarely met with now. Wood very resinous ; its old roots and 

 knots being completely saturated with resin, burn fiercely, 

 and give a brilliant light. "Cannot be recommended for 

 arboricultural purposes in Britain." 



