TIMBEE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA 111 
" Mountains of California," and other books dealing with 
that region. 
The United States Government have some of these big 
trees in their reserves, but the greater portion are on 
private lands and will doubtless soon disappear. Dealing 
with the trunks is difficult owing to their great size ; much 
of the tree is broken up in falling, and the remainder often 
with gunpowder, causing probably 60 per cent, waste on 
the timber; it is used locally for grape vines, fencing, 
shingles, etc. Both the Sequoia species are allied to the 
cypress {Taxodium distichuvi) . 
Maple, of which there are many varieties, grows freely 
in parts of the northern hemisphere, and is particularly 
luxuriant in Canada and the northern portions of the 
United States. One of the most delightful sights in these 
regions in the autumn is the rich crimson hues of the 
maple trees. The " maple leaf " is a national Canadian 
emblem. 
The Striped Maple (A. pennsylvanicum) produces a very 
white wood much used for inlaying and cabinet work. It 
is only a small tree. 
The Black Maple {A. nigrum), Silver Leaved Maple, Red 
Maple (A. ruhrum), and the Broad Leaved Maple or Oregon 
Maple (A. macrophyllon) form extensive forests and produce 
a light, soft, but not valuable wood. 
The Sugar or Rock Maple {A. saccliariim) is specially 
esteemed ; it grows abundantly in Canada, and the United 
States bordering the Great Lakes, to a height of 60 to 
80 ft. and 2 ft. in diameter; the wood is close grained, 
heavy, fairly hard and strong, the colour light yellowish 
red or brownish white ; it can be worked to a satin-like 
