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 * Number
 * Number
 * colspan=3|Dimensions of
 * Specific
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 * colspan=3|Inches.
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 * lbs.
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 * 61,320
 * 15,330
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 * 15,330
 * 3,832
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THE CANADIAN OAK TREE (Quercus Rubra).

tree is of perfectly straight growth, and yields the timber of commerce in logs varying from 25 to 50 feet in length by 12 to 24 inches square.

The wood is brown in colour, has a fine straight clean grain, is somewhat porous, shrinks moderately without splitting, is easy to work, and stands well after seasoning. It is remarkable for its very slow growth.

About 4,000 loads of this Canadian Oak timber are usually imported annually into London, and a far greater quantity into the Liverpool market, for the use of cabinet-makers and general dealers, who employ it for