394 PROPERTIES AND USES OF TIMBER. 



HORSE-CHESNUT — MOUNT AIN-ASH — HAWTHORN 

 — HAZEL. 



The Horse-chesnut is so soft and spongy that it 

 is scarce good for any thing. Notwithstanding its 

 beauty, as a tree, its timber is perhaps the most 

 worthless of any that grows on the island. 



The wood of the Mountain-ash is only used for 

 rough purposes. The shoots or suckers that start 

 up from its roots are often used as hoops. 



The Hawthorn, when it attains the size of a tree, 

 produces a very hard, tough, and durable timber. 

 It may be used for a variety of purposes in machi- 

 nery and in turning. It is manufactured into clubs 

 for golf-playing. 



The Hazel is in great demand for hoops, makes 

 excellent walking-sticks, and the charcoal manufac- 

 tured from it is highly prized. 



LABURNUM — HOLLY, 



The Laburnum furnishes timber of various appli- 

 cation, and considerable value. It is extremely hard 

 ■ — the colour of its wood naturally good — and, by 

 soaking it in lime-water, it may be made like the 



