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dimensions and rich color give it especial advantages for 

 certain purposes in cabinet work and interior finish. 



Hemlock (Fis. 2(i3) is soft and stiff though brittle, com- 

 monly cross-grained, coars(>, and splintery. It is of value 

 chiefly for rough carpentry, and raihva3'-ties. 



Fig. 259. — European Larch (Larix deeidua. Pine Family, Pinaccir). 1, twig 

 with long and short branches, and with a cone continuing as a l)rancii 

 at a. 2, twig with staminate and pistillate flowers. 3, staminate 

 flower, 'i. 4~6, stamens. 7, 8, 9, scales from young cone. 10, ripe 

 cone. 11-13, seed-bearing scales. 14, seeds, with and without wing. 

 1.5, short branch or "spur," cut vertically. 16, leaf, entire, and cut 

 across. (Willkoram.) — Tree grownng 30 ni. tall; bark dark graj-ish- 

 brown: leaves bright green: staminate flowers yellow; pistillate flow^ers 

 purplish: fruit brownish. Native home, Europe. 



