EXOGENOUS SERIES BROADLEAF WOODS. 67 



and implements j* Trunks of trees affording these woods are 

 generally small' and the weight of the woods is so great as 

 to prevent their use in construction. 



* Prosopis juliflora, Olneya tesota, Guajacum sanctum, Cliftonia monophylla, 

 Cyrilla racemiflora, Exothea paniculata, Bumelia tenax, Bumelia lycioides. 

 (Sudworth.) 



The Coffee, Coffeenut, Coffeebean, Coffeebean-tree or ( Mahogany 

 (Gymnodadus dioicu.^) grows best between the Mississippi and the 

 Alleghany Mountains. Trees are cultivated in many places. The 

 strong, durable, rich-brownish wood works easily, polishes well and is 

 well suited for cabinet worky The trees are valued in landscapes. 

 The beans were once used for coffee. 



The Hackberry, Sugarberry, One-berry, Nettle-tree, False Elm or 

 Juniper (Celtis occidentalis) grows intermittently from Canada to 

 Florida and from the Atlantic to Arizona. Isolated specimens are 

 sometimes locally famed as ''unknown trees." The rather hard, 

 strong wood is sometimes seen in fencing and in cheap furniture. 



