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TIMBER 
early age. It is found in the British Isles and in various 
parts of Europe, especially in the north. Some of the finest 
varieties of larch timber come from Kussia ; it is imported 
in small quantities from the White Sea ports in hewn logs 
9 to 13 inches square and up to 27 ft. long, also in 
planks f to 8 inches thick, 4 to 11 inches wide, and 28 ft. 
Photo hij] [Henry Irving, Horlcy. 
Fig. 9. — Common Oak in winter {Quercus Pedunculata). 
long, and commands a good price. This timber is one of 
the toughest and most lasting of all the coniferEe, but a 
good deal of timber which is not larch is sold under that 
name. It shrinks a good deal, but is strong, durable, 
straight and even in grain, and free from large knots ; is 
liable to warp, but stands well when thoroughly dry. 
Harder to work than Baltic fir, the surface is smoother 
