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season than under the American method, is perpetual. 
Case 9. — Illustration of the conversion of Spruce pulp from 
Picca mariana, into fibre ware. Note the pulp boards and the 
examples of the processes necessary to render the pulp imper- 
vious. 
Cases 10 and 11. — Upper portion. Exemplification of the 
conversion of Black Spruce {Picea mariana) into the common 
newspaper stock of today. Note the yellow appearance given to 
paper by exposure to light. Compare with this the Swedish 
product from the Norway Spruce (Picea excelsa). 
Case 10. — Lower portion. A temporary installation of Jap- 
anese wood chip yielded by Tsuga Sieboldiana and Cryptome- 
via japonica. 
Case 11. — Lower portion. Vegetable standards and talis- 
mans: The wheat of Troyes — Troy weight; the pea of Ba- 
yonne; avoir du pois; the carat, a seed of the St. John's Bread 
(Ceratonia siliqua) ; Sesame, the seed of the gingelly oil plant 
(Sesamum indicum) ; mustard seed, the symbol of insignificance; 
Damabo {Rhynchosia cyanosperma) the weight for gold dust on 
the African gold Coast; and others. 
Case 12. — Lower portion. Observe the various Japanese 
utilizations of thin shavings of Hiba (Thujopsis dolahrata) 
and the chip work and twine made from this species. 
Case 13. — Note the paper pulp trees of Japan: Momi 
(Abies firma), Tohi (Picea Alcockiana) and Tsuga (Tsuga 
Sieboldii), also paper stock manufactured from the wood fiber. 
Cases 14 and 15. — These cases are devoted to specimens, 
illustrating the conversion of the leaves (needles) of the Geor- 
gia Pine (Pinus palustris) into textile products; Pine Needle 
Bagging, Matting, “Hair," Oakum and Antispasmodic Cigars, 
and the by-products into antiseptic tow and soap. 
Case 16. — Is devoted to various interesting uses of the 
Giant Cedar (Thuja plicata), the inner bark of which is 
shown as used for making mats, bags, baskets, capes and 
blankets. The bark is dyed a brownish red with a decoction 
of Alder bark, or black with iron. Observe Japanese ropes 
made of the wood of Hinoki (Thuja obtusa), and Akamatis>u 
(Pinus densijiora). Roof thatching of the bark, and 
strips of the wood of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica). 
