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grow in Florida. Other oaks pass by that name. The 

 red oak listed in Table 1 is the Northern tree, one of the 

 highest grade of the many species of oak. There is much 

 confusion in classifying oak lumber. A dozen different 

 species are called white oak, and so many others are 

 known as red oak. 



Sugar Maple. — The maple sugar and syrup of com- 

 merce is made from the sap of this tree; and from this 

 species is cut the hard maple lumber, or most of it. The 

 tree is found in Florida, but it is not abundant, and none 

 was cut in the State, according to reports of manufactur- 

 ers. Very little was used. 



Spruce. — Spruce is in the list with birch and hickory 

 in one respect — several species are often grouped under 

 one name. When the word spruce is used in Florida 

 it generally refers to the black or red spruce of the North- 

 ern States, but it might be the Sitka spruce of Oregon 

 and Washington. There are other spruces occasionally 

 found in the lumber markets, or woods which pass by 

 that name. 



Basswood. — The demand for this soft, white wood is 

 so small in Florida that it is hardly worth taking note 

 of. It is a Northern species, the largest quantity of lum- 

 ber coming from the lake States and the central Appa- 

 lachian region. 



Madeira. — This wood from the West Indies was used 

 to a small extent by Florida boat builders. It ranges 

 in price with mahogany, and is of dark color and is hard. 

 Other tropical woods sometimes pass by that name, and 

 it was once applied to mahogany in some parts of this 

 country. 



Teak. — Boat builders brought this Asiatic wood into 

 use in the State because it is regarded by many as one 

 of the best woods in the world for some parts of boat 

 building. It is very hard and not very heavy. 



