EUROPE a:n woods. 



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which are imported from foreign countries, and of which 

 the name of the producing tree is known. 



European Woods, 



Dantzic Deal^ Spruce Fir, and Spruce. — The wood of 

 Abies excelm (iN'at. Ord. Coniferd), 



Dantzic Fir, Eiga Fir^ and Prussian Deal. — The 

 wood of Pinu^ sylvestris. 



These Coniferous plants furnish very much of the com- 

 mon timber used in the construction of houses, and the 

 interior portions and decks of vessels ; also in the inferior 

 articles of household furniture. The imports are enormous, 

 employing annually more than a hundred large vessels. 



ISToRWAY Birch. Betula alba. (Nat. Ord. Betulacece,) 

 — This is an inferior timber, used in common articles of 

 furniture and in ship-building. 



Oak. — Of this valuable timber several different species 

 are imported, and used chiefly for ship-building. They are 

 Baltic Oak, Qiiercus pedunculata (Nat. Ord. Corylacece) ; 

 East Country Oak, Q,, ;peduncnlata ; Adriatic Oak, Q. Cerris; 

 besides one or two doubtful ones. 



Box-wood. Buxiis Balearica, (Nat. Ord. BujjJwrhia' 

 eecB.) — Large quantities of this wood^ amounting to 3000 



