CHAPTER IV 
THE CONIFEROUS TIMBERS OF CANADA AND OTHER 
COUNTRIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 
Weymouth Pine.—A well-known and popular timber 
which is known as yellow or Quebec pine, has been 
exported from Canada since about the year 1705. It 
is one of the most important trees grown in Canada, 
and large areas of that country are covered with its 
growth. The nearer forests have, however, been greatly 
depleted by the large export trade that has been so 
‘long in existence, and the cost of exploiting the forests 
further afield has considerably enhanced the value of 
the wood during the last ten years. It was also formerly 
plentiful within certain latitudes of the northern part 
‘-of the United States, but that supply has rapidly 
reached an end by the demand of local and near con- 
sumers. Ornamental specimens of this tree may be 
seen in many districts in the British Isles, and growing 
to fine proportions both in height and girth of trunk 
it is one of the most attractive conifers that is grown. 
The timber, when first brought into Great Britain at 
the beginning of the eighteenth century, was introduced 
in the shape of hewn logs and found much appreciation. 
It was used extensively for deck planking and interior 
fitments mostly among shipbuilders. The import of 
logs in this form has continued up to the present 
time, but to nothing like the extent as formerly, and, 
known as waney board pine, they are still used to some 
extent for similar purposes. The bulk of the trade 
however, after the introduction of machinery, developed 
in the same way as mentioned in the remarks concern- 
ing the changes in the imports from Northern Europe. 
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