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height and 14 inches in diameter, and is found frequently along cold streams 

 above an elevation of 3,000 feet. The wood is not used. 



Sugar maple {Acer saccharum). ^The sugar maple reaches a height of 120 

 feet and a diameter of 40 inches. It is common north of the Cowee Mountains, 

 above an elevation of 2,000 feet on cold, moist soil. The hard, fine-grained wood 

 is sawed for flooring; the figured wood for furniture stock. A small quantity of 

 maple sugar is made from the sap. It seeds frequently and abundantly, and 

 young trees are common in damp woods. The rate of growth is slow. 



Black maple {Acer sacchamm. nigruiii). The black maple is a tree similar in 

 size to the sugar maple, but much less common, being largeh^ confined to the 

 western slope of the Smoky Mountains. 



Red maj)le {Acer ruhrum). The red maple becomes 110 feet in height and 

 36 inches in diameter, and is common on moist soil, and the 3'oung growth in 

 culled woods. The wood is softer and inferior to that of the black maple. The 

 species seeds freely and reproduces well. The rate of growth is slow. 



Drummond maple {Acer rvhi^m drwnmondii). The Drummond maple is a 

 smaller tree than the red maple, being seldom more than 80 feet in height and 24 

 inches in diameter. It is common along the banks of the larger streams. The 

 wood is soft and white, and is not used. The species seeds freely and young 

 trees are common. 



Boxelder {Acer negundo). The boxelder becomes 40 feet in height and 12 

 inches in diameter, and is frequent along the large streams at a low elevation. 

 The wood is not used. 



Buckeye {./^culus octandra). The buckeye becomes a tree 120 feet in height 

 and 48 inches^ in diameter. It is common in cold hollows, especiall}' above an 

 elevation of 3,000 feet. The wood is light and soft, but is not generally used. 

 The species reproduces freely. The rate of growth is good. 



Purple buckeye {JEsculvs octandra hyhrida). The purple buckeye is a smaller 

 and less common tree than the last-described species, and is confined to the west- 

 ern slope of the Smoky Mountains. The wood is similar to that of the preceding. 



Buckthorn {Rhamnus caroUnia7ia). The buckthorn is seldom more than 25 

 feet in height. It is found on open slopes near the larger streams. The wood is 

 not used. 



Linn {Tilia heterophylla). The linn becomes 120 feet in height and 48 inches 

 in diameter, and is common along streams and in cool hollows. The wood is 

 white, light, and soft, and is extensively sawed for lumber. The tree seeds freely, 

 but seedlings are not common. It sprouts freely from the stump. 



Blue Ridge li/nn {TiUa ehumea).Th\s tree is similar to the species last 



