Hemlock (Fig. 263) is soft and stiff though brittle, commonly cross-grained, coarse, and splintery. It is of value chiefly for rough carpentry, and railway-ties.

Fig. 263. Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis, Pine Family, Pinaceoe). Leafy branch, 1/2. Staminate flower. Cone. Cone scale. (Britton and Brown.) Tree growing over 30 m. tall; bark flaky; leaves dark green above; flowers yellowish; fruit brownish. Native home, Eastern North America.

Fig. 263.-Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis, Pine Family, Pinaceoe). Leafy branch, 1/2. Staminate flower. Cone. Cone-scale. (Britton and Brown.)-Tree growing over 30 m. tall; bark flaky; leaves dark green above; flowers yellowish; fruit brownish. Native home, Eastern North America.