^6 TIMBBES AND THEIR USES 



Asia. A hard, fine-grained, easily worked and 

 polished wood. Its charcoal is excellent for 

 artists and for gunpowder. 



Spruce, Picea excelsa, also known as 

 Common Spruce, Norway Spruce, Russian 

 Spruce, White Deal, Spruce Fir, White Fir, 

 occurs in North and Central Europe. A timber 

 which varies considerably according to the soil 

 on which it has grown. Whitish to reddish in 

 colour. A tough, elastic wood, very durable 

 and easy to work though often plentifully 

 studded with hard knots. 



Spruce, Red (Pulp). 



Spruce, Sitka, Picea sitchensis, also known 

 as Menzies Spruce, Tide-land Spruce, Californian 

 Coast Spruce, Black Spruce, Silk Spruce, occurs 

 in Western United States and Canada. A fine 

 straight-grained, satiny-surfaced timber. " Said 

 to be the best of the American Spruces." 



Tamarind, Tamarindus indica, grows univer- 

 sally in the Tropics. A durable, hard, not easily 

 worked timber. 



Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus glandulosa, also 

 known as Ailanthus, occurs in Japan and 

 Northern China, but has been introduced into 

 this country and the United States. A beauti- 

 fully grained, hard, fairly heavy timber which 

 takes a good polish. 



Willow, Black, Salix nigra, occurs in North 



