. Canadian forest industries January-June 1915. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. February 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 cassian walnut, balsam^ fir, but- ternut, West Indies boxwood, cy- press, ebony, rosewood, cedar, Spanish cedar, buckeye, satin- wood, prima vera, holly, eucalyp- tus, camphorwood, tulip wood, hickory, Turkish boxwood. Turkish Boxwood Numerous trees known as box- wood grow in various parts of the world, but there is only one Turkish boxwood, and it has be- come scarce. It has been planted all over south
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1915. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. February 15, 1915 CANADA LUMBERMAN AND WOODWORKER 41 cassian walnut, balsam^ fir, but- ternut, West Indies boxwood, cy- press, ebony, rosewood, cedar, Spanish cedar, buckeye, satin- wood, prima vera, holly, eucalyp- tus, camphorwood, tulip wood, hickory, Turkish boxwood. Turkish Boxwood Numerous trees known as box- wood grow in various parts of the world, but there is only one Turkish boxwood, and it has be- come scarce. It has been planted all over southern and western Eu- rope, but the wood grown there is lighter, and is inferior to the best that comes from the tree's native hills in Asiatic Turkey and Per- sia. It grows in the same region that produces Circassian walnut, in the country south of the Cas- pian and Black Seas. The tree seldom exceeds a height of 25 ft. and a diameter of 9 ins. Few logs are more than 6 ft. long; and the majority that reach market are 3 ft. or 4 ft. long, and less than 5 ins. diameter at the big end. The wood is yellow. High- grade (not cheap) carpenter rulers are made of it, and the color never fades. No sapwood is used, for the very good reason that there is none. It is a peculiar wood in that respect. Many kinds of trees have little or no heartwood, but few lack sapwood. The boxwood may have a layer of sap of the thickness of writing paper. Planted trees in Europe and America grow with fair rapidity, and the annual rings are fairly distinct; but on its native hills its growth is very slow and the year- ly rings scarcely visible. The wood varies greatly in weight; some of it is little heavier than hard maple, other sinks at once if dropped into water. It is very hard, but does not measure up with lignum vitae or ebony. Boxwood from the West In- dies is replacing the Turkish arti- cle, except where the best is demanded. The two woods look much alike, but the West Indies trees are larger, and the
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