CHAPTER XII 
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HARDWOOD TIMBERS OF CANADA 
AND THE UNITED STATES EXPORTED TO 
GREAT BRITAIN 
THE coniferous timbers of these two Western Countries 
have already been dealt with in a former chapter, and 
it now remains to allude to the abundant wealth of the 
further hardwood section, confining the remarks to such 
varieties as are commonly met with in present-day. 
commerce of the United Kingdom. 
While the supplies of the broad-leaf timbers received 
from Canada are negligible in quantity, compared with 
the large shipments of soft woods, those shipped from 
the United States are abundant in comparison with 
the lesser quantity of coniferous woods exported. 
Ash.—In the United States alone there are said to be 
no less than sixteen species of this wood, more or less 
valuable, and in the Canadian Dominions there are also 
many more. Only two, however, of this number are 
exported. Large supplies of what is known as American 
white ash are received in Great Britain from the States 
and used by consumers to supplement a deficiency in 
the supply of the native-grown wood. The timbe 
is similar in quality, but has not the toughness o 
the all-round good- qualities of English wood. It 
is imported in straight-grown round butts of moderate 
girth, and also in converted planks and boards, and is 
largely used for motor-body and wheelwrights’ work, 
requisites for sports, such as hockey-sticks, tennis 
rackets and other articles. The tree, when cut down, 
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