314 SYLVA AMERICANA. 



The wood of this tree is fine-grained and soft ; it is principally 

 remarkable for the yellow color of the heart, which speedily 

 imparts this hue to cold water ; but the color is fugitive even 

 when the wood is boiled with alum. The inhabitants of the 

 country were very desirous of finding some method of rendering 

 it permanent. Aside from the fine vegetation of the yellow 

 wood, the brilliant color of its heart appears to be a sufficient 

 motive for multiplying it till we become able to appreciate its 

 importance in dyeing. 



