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7. The common name of one species, group of species, or genus 

 should not be used for that of another species, group, or genus in 

 such a way as to be misleading, nor should it be used otherwise than 

 as provided in paragraphs 5 and 6 above. Even a close superficial 

 resemblance between woods widely separated botanically is no war- 

 rant for violating the principle of adhering to botanical groupings. 

 The use of modifying terms, such as the State, region, or country in 

 which the wood grows, or of some word descriptive of the wood itself, 

 does not alone atone for borrowing a name, nor does it safeguard the 

 consumer against confusion or even deception. The tendency is for 

 artificially borrowed names (as distinguished from those borrowed 

 through popular ignorance) to be used to create a market for un- 

 known and very often inferior woods. The use of borrowed names 

 must be guarded against more and more carefully as the importation 

 of new and unknown woods increases ; otherwise there will be endless 

 deception. An example of such misleading practice is the name 

 " Swamp Walnut' ' which has been applied to furniture made of 

 Willow lumber. It seems fair for each wood to stand on its own 

 merits and to make its way under its own colors. 



STANDARD NAMES OF LUMBER AND OF THE CORRESPONDING 

 TREES RECOMMENDED BY THE FOREST SERVICE 



The following list is offered as a means of acquainting lumber 

 users with the standard names employed by the Forest Service for 

 lumber and for the trees from which it is cut. In large measure 

 the names applied to the lumber correspond with those used for the 

 trees. By reference to the footnotes lumber users can determine 

 what other names are current in the trade. The list will also help 

 to clear up a great deal of confusion among lumber consumers re- 

 sulting from use in the trade of needlessly multiplied and often 

 misleading names. 



Names of lumber Common names of the trees Technical names of the trees 



Northern White Pine * Northern White Pine Pinus strobus. 



Western White Pine 2 Western White Pine Pinus monticolo. 



Sugar Pine 8 Sugar Pine Pinus lambertiana. . 



Norway Pine * Norway Pine Pinus resinosa. 



Western Yellow Pine 6 Western Yellow Pine Pinus ponderosa. ~ 



Jeffrey Pine 6 Pinus jeffreyi. — 



Lodgepole Pine 7 Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta. 



Jack Pine 8 Jack Pine Pinus banksiana. 



1 Also sold as Northern Pine; Canadian White Pine; Soft White Pine; White 

 Pine; Wisconsin White Pine; Soft Cork White Pine; Minnesota White Pine; 

 Soft Minnesota White Pine; Eastern White Pine. 



2 Also sold as Idaho White Pine; Soft Idaho White Pine. 

 8 Also sold as California Sugar Pine. 



4 Also sold as Red Pine. 



5 Also sold as Pondosa Pine; Western White Pine; Oregon White Pine; Oregon 

 Pine; California White Pine; Western Pine; Arizona Soft Pine. 



6 Usually marketed with Western Yellow Pine (P. ponderosa), which it closely 

 resembles. 



7 Also sold as Tamarack. 



8 Also sometimes sold as Hudson Bay Pine. 



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