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Character of the bark as it is brought to the factory from the forest. On the right is a piece about 4' in length stripped from the tree in one section.

Well developed cork forest in Algiers Tunisia where the forests are large along with Portugal and Southern Spain.

A good stand of cork oaks in Andalucia the province of Southern Spain which is the centre of production of that country. The trunk of the tree on the left including the lower branches is being stripped. Note the hatchet used to griddle and pry off…

Hoop pine plantation.

Hoop pine plantation.

High shade nursery. Hoop pine.

Eucalyptus Maculata. Eucalyptus paniculata. Queensland.

Tallowwood Eucalyptus Microcorys. N.S.W.

Eucalyptus Pilularis. Blackbutt. 12 years old. Mapleton State Forest. Queensland.

Karri Forest. National Park near Big Brook. W.A.

Mountain Grey Gum. Eucalyptus goniocalyx. O'Shannassy Dam

Mountain Grey Gum. Eucalyptus goniocalyx. O'Shannassy Dam

Eucalyptus botryoides (single species) showing trunk and bark. Cultivated at Studley Park. Kew.

Cumberland state forest showing myrtle Beech Tree ferns and Mountain ash.

Cumberland state forest showing myrtle Beech Tree ferns and Mountain ash.

Wind erosion (Mallee Chickapook)

Tank Trap of timber posts, with tank immobilized, its tracks unable to find a grip.

Fire Equipment. 100' spray through 1/2" nozzle from Johnson Tremblay model HOK

Red Cross stores in wooden boxes being loaded into transport.

Chemical 'cooking' of wood chips yields cellulose pulp for gun cotton. Nitro-cellulose also made from wood pulp is the main constituent of modern high propellant explosives. Glycerol obtained from wood is a source of nitroglycerin.