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OLKA AMERICANA. 



Properties aud Uses. Tho wood of tlic Olca amoriraiia is compact, of a fine 

 grain, aud wIrmi pt'rfoctly dry, is excessively liartl and tiillicult to cut and split. 

 Hence, the provincial name o[' c/evil-irood. From its small size, and dillicully of 

 being wrought, it is appropriated to no particular use in the arts. On laying 

 bare the cellular integument of the bark, its natural yellow hue .nnnediately 

 changes to a deep-red; and the wood, by contact with the air, soon assumes a 

 rosy complexion. 



