. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FORESTRY WORKERS OF LOUISIANA Col. H. P. Gamble, Secretary Louisiana Conservation Commission (page 19) forest trees, on account of its great size, peculiar habitat, and ancient lineage, for it is a representative of a tvpe (^f vegetation, abundant in prehistoric times, but now only represented b\- the bald cypress of our (uilf states and the Mexican cypress. The wood is lielieved to be the ancient gopher-wood of which the ark of Noah was built, and pieces of timber of the same w<xh1 removed from St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome to give place to brass
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. FORESTRY WORKERS OF LOUISIANA Col. H. P. Gamble, Secretary Louisiana Conservation Commission (page 19) forest trees, on account of its great size, peculiar habitat, and ancient lineage, for it is a representative of a tvpe (^f vegetation, abundant in prehistoric times, but now only represented b\- the bald cypress of our (uilf states and the Mexican cypress. The wood is lielieved to be the ancient gopher-wood of which the ark of Noah was built, and pieces of timber of the same w<xh1 removed from St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome to give place to brass columns were found to l^e in a state of perfect ])reservation after having been in place for more than i,ick3 years. But our cypress, like our ])ine, is fast disappearing, and it will be a liard mat- ter to replace this valuable tin"^ber. We have many other valuable woods in our state, such as gum, which can be used for furniture, boxes, plow slides, barrel headings, ceiling, and other inside uses. Cottonwood is another timber which has lately liecome very valuable and its lumber is almost as much sought after, in certain sections, for barrel material, box wood, and other case purposes, as the gum. .At one time in Louisiana our Cottonwood was practically given away by our planters to make room for cul- tivation, but its numenius uses here latel}- ha\'e made it very valuable, and 15. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Association
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