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wood-tree) produces beautifully coloured wood, suitable for many 

 purposes, chiefly shop and house fittings, panelling, dados, 

 picture-frame and mirror backs, mantelpieces, &c. The colour 

 under French-polish is a rich "porty" brown, having, however, the 

 Pine markings quite distinct. The timber is not very durable in 

 contact with damp, but as it absorbs oils very freely it can be 

 made lasting at pleasure. Like the Kauri Pine, it is well adapted 

 for carriage panels, and forms beautiful work when used with 

 Butternut {Caryocar nuciferum). In any of the home-grown 

 specimens I have seen or have cut up I have not observed any 

 " curly " wood, but no doubt time would produce that figure in 

 the home as well as in the foreign article. For bulk as well as 

 for beauty of timber this tree is very valuable. As compared 

 with Scotch Fir its value is 204. 



Wellingtonia gigantea. — The timber of this tree resembles in 

 colour that of the foregoing ; it is, however, more porous, lighter, 

 not so durable, and fractures more easily. It is very liable to be 

 attacked by fungi, but withal is a very , good timber, and is 

 chiefly suitable for the same purposes as the Sequoia sempervirens, 

 and for any of the purposes for which Pine timber is adapted. 

 The growth alone gives a value of 370 as compared with Scotch 

 Fir at 100. 



It will be observed that I have omitted many very useful 

 trees from the above list. Had I been writing a theoretical paper 

 on the subject, I should probably have doubled the number, but 

 I have confined my remarks to the timber of such trees as are 

 well known to myself— trees the timber of which I have had cut 

 up and put into use. As must be well known, the timber was 

 cut from comparatively young trees, not in any way matured by 

 growth ; at the same time they have been compared with the 

 Scotch Fir, Larch, &c.,of the same age and under the same circum- 

 stances. As to the comparative values, the figures given repre- 

 sent the conclusions arrived at by actual measurements and 

 personal observation. While this is the case, I feel satisfied that 

 in many cases the values I have given will fall far short of what 

 the actual value will be when the trees arrive at maturity in this 

 country. I have little doubt most of those trees I have named, 

 and many I have omitted, will carry out the profitable rate of 

 growth till maturity. If I am nearly correct in such an 

 assumption, there is a great and profitable future in store for 



