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TIMBER AND TIMBER TREES [chap. xvii. 
Passing now from Europe to America, it will be well 
to describe three or four of the most valuable kinds of 
Oak which have been dealt with commercially and em¬ 
ployed in this country. There are many others, spread 
over that vast continent; but, as they are little known 
here and not likely to be required, they will be only 
briefly noticed. 
