110 : TIMBER 
greyish-brown in colour with darker stripy streaks. It 
warps and twists badly, and is most susceptible to decay 
when in damp places. It has, however, been tried for 
street-paving purposes, but with poor results, and is used 
for the cheapest class of furniture making, but is not 
popular, the low price at which it is placed on the market 
being its only attraction. The timber has much sap- 
wood; this also is marketed, being known under the 
name of Hazel Pine. 
Bass Wood.—This is identical with the Lime or 
Linden tree of England. Small parcels of this American 
and Canadian-grown timber, in converted boards and 
planks, are occasionally shipped to Great Britain. The 
consumption, however, is trivial, the principal users 
being the pianoforte action-makers. 
Tupelo.—This timber is procured from a tree which 
passes in America under the name of Cotton Gum or 
Tupelo Gum, and is grown in swampy and occasionally 
water-logged districts in the Southern States. The 
wood is of greyish-white colour, close grained, clean 
and somewhat heavier than Whitewood. It is fairly 
workable, but is not durable in damp positions, and is 
inclined to twist and warp. A few shipments of con- 
verted boards are occasionally imported to the United 
Kingdom, but, although a low-priced wood, the 
consumption is extremely limited. 
Maple.—This is known in the States and Canada as 
Sugar Maple, Hard or Rock Maple, and also when figured 
as Bird’s-eye Maple. The tree is largely grown in 
Canada and also, to a much less extent, in the United 
States, and produces an important and useful timber. It 
attains a height of about 100 ft., its trunk developing a 
diameter of 3 to 5 ft. The wood is of yellowish or greyish- 
brown colour, is extremely hard and close grained in tex- 
ture, and heavy in weight. It works well and finishes 
