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White Oak.— A small quantity of this wood is credited 

 to Florida in the reports by manufacturers who use it, 

 but nearly all comes from outside the State. It is one 

 of the best known and most substantial of the oaks. It 

 is used for nearly all purposes for which any American 

 wood is used. The chief part of that reported in the 

 State went into car construction. While some of the 

 Florida white oak is of excellent quality, many users are 

 of the opinion that the average quality of the State-grown 

 oak is much beneath that of some of the Northern States. 



White Ash.— The southern limit of the white ash's 

 range lies in northern Florida. It is of the most common 

 of the same species of ash in many parts of this coun- 

 try. The wood is characterized by stiffness and strength. 

 Its chief uses are for farm tool handles, boat oars, and 

 vehicles. 



Sand Pine. — In certain localities only does this tree 

 grow large enough for sawlogs. Trees of small pole 

 size are often numerous over considerable tracts. It ex- 

 tends two-thirds of the distance down the Florida penin- 

 sula from the north. Its mpst common name is spruce 

 pine. 



Yellow Poplar. — Some of the yellow poplar manufac- 

 tured in the State was cut there, but most came from the 

 outside. The largest poplar timber comes from the moun- 

 tains of Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. It is 

 among the highest priced of American woods. The aver- 

 age reported in Florida was |8fl.02. 



Hickorij. — Several species of hickory are generally con- 

 sidered as one wood when they reach the factories. In 

 the forest, the lumberman know the species separately, 

 but the wood of one so much resembles another that all 

 go together under one common name. Its toughness, 

 elasticity, strength, and hardness unite in such a remark- 

 able degree that hickory has been called the indispensable 

 wood. No substitute has yet been found anvwhere in 



