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FAM 



r Pnttonwood (Populus deltoides) 9 



d. ^Ick CottoLood (Populus trichocarpa), Balsam (Populus 



balsamifera) 



e Cucumber-tree (Magnolia acuminata) 



/. Basswood, Linden (Tilia americana) 



WILLOW (Salix). 

 Section 16. Distribution. Historical. Properties and Uses of Wood. 



Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 



a. Black Willow (Salix nigra) ; White Willow (Salix alba) 95 



CATALPA (Catalpa), etc. 



Section 17. Structural Values. Properties of Woods. Botanical Char- 

 acteristics of Trees, etc 



a. Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) 



b. Catalpa (Catalpa catalpa) 9 



SASSAFRAS; MULBERRY (Sassafras), (Morus), etc. 



Section 18. Historical. Properties of Sassafras Wood. Properties of 

 Mulberry Wood. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc. . 



a. Sassafras (Sassafras officinale) .... 



b. Mulberry, Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) . . . 101 



BUCKEYE; HORSE CHESTNUT (Aesculus). 



Section 19. Structural and Botanical Relationships. Localities. Prop- 

 erties and Uses of Wood .102 



a. Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) .103 



b. Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) .103 



c. Sweet and California Buckeyes (A. octandra and A. califor- 



nica) .104 



GUM (Liquidambar, Nyssa). 



Section 20. Botanical and Structural Relationships. General Proper- 

 ties and Uses of Woods. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc . . . 105 

 c. Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 106 



b. Sour Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) 107 



c. Cotton Gum, Tupelo (N. aquatica) ; Sour Gum (N. ogeche) . . 108 



HOLLY; BOXWOOD; LIGNUM VIT-E (Ilex), (Buxus Cornus), 

 (Guajacum), etc. 



Section 21. Structural and Physical Properties; also Uses of Holly, of 

 Boxwood, and of Lignumvitae Woods. Sources. Substitutes for 

 Boxwood, i.e., Flowering Dogwood, Mexican Persimmon and Rose 



Bay. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 109 



c. Holly (Ilex opaca) in 



b. Dogwood (Cornus florida) 112 



c. Lignumvitse (Guajacum sanctum) 113 



