184 NATURE AND WOODCRAFT. 



others. Many of these are beautiful, and all 

 interesting. 



The Pine it is that gives us the wood called 

 " deal," the most valuable of European timber. 

 It is used for a variety of purposes in both civil 

 and naval architecture. Our limited forests 

 cannot in anywise meet the demand, and tens 

 of thousands of magnificent trees are transported 

 annually to our shores. This supply comes from 

 Norway and Northern Russia. But young 

 forests are rising in our land, and soon will 

 rob it of its barrenness. 



