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N. aquatica L. (Black Gum) is a very large tree, four to 

 five feet in diameter, common throughout deep swamps of 

 the lower district. The wood and its uses are much the 

 same as A^. multifiora. 



Nyssa iinifiora WalL (Tupelo Gum): A medium-sized 

 tree, common in deep swamps in the section along and 

 south of Neuse river. Its wood is very light, white, but 

 with fibers interwoven as in the other species, and hence is 

 very difficult to split, tasteless; used for wooden-ware of all 

 kinds. Very little has been removed and only in a few 

 counties. 



Oxydcndrnni arborcum D. C. (Sour Wood) is a small 

 tree, very common through mountains and the middle dis- 

 trict. Its wood is firm, fine-grained and of reddish color, 

 and is being used for making certain parts of furniture — 

 chair rounds and legs, newel posts, balisters, etc. 



Kahuia latifolia L. (Ivy): A large shrub, very common 

 in mountains, growing generally in dense thickets; its 

 matted roots, forming large "stools or burls," are gotten 

 out around Cranberry, Elk Park, Magnetic City, and in 

 several counties south of the French Broad river, and used 

 for making tobacco pipes, handles, etc., and the branches 

 are used for rustic furniture. The wood is hard and fine- 

 grained. 



Ilex optica Ait. (Holly) is a small tree one to two and 

 one-half feet in diameter; common in wet, sandy soils of 

 lower district, but found also in the other districts. The 

 wood is very fine-grained and white; it has been largely 

 removed in the north-east counties, but has not been 

 touched in the south-eastern counties. 



Diospyros Virginiana A. (Persimmon): A small tree 

 with very hard, tough wood. It is common through the 

 eastern and middle counties, but has been largely removed 

 from Wilkes, Surry, Caldwell, McDowell, Lincoln, Ca- 

 tawba, Guilford, F'orsyth and Union counties, being used 

 in the manufacture of shuttle-blocks. 



