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PROPERTIES AND USES OF TIMBER. 



HousE-CARPENTRY.—Scots Fir, Larch, Spruce, 

 Silver-Fir. 



Ship-building. — Oak, Elm, Beech, and diffe- 

 rent kinds of Fir. 



Coach-making and Agricultural Imple- 

 ments.— Ash, Elm, Oak, Beech. 



Machinery. — Oak, Elm, Ash, Beech, Plane- 

 tree, Lahurnum, Hawthorn, Holly. 



Cabinetmaking. — Elm, Beech, Plane-tree, 

 Chestnut, Holly, Lime-tree. 



Turning. — Beech, Plane-tree, Hawthorn, Holly, 

 Birch, Alder, &c. 



Carving. — Plane-tree, Lime-tree, Holly. 



Cooper-work. — Oak, Plane-tree, Willow, Ha- 

 zel, Birch, Alder. 



