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on the peaks and ridges of the Alleghany Mountains from Virginia 

 nearly to Georgia. The extreme opposite of the northern species, 

 whose presence is generally indicative wet swampy low-lands, this 

 tree seems to love and thrive on the dry soil of the mountain top. 



PHYSICAL PROPERTIES. Wood light, soft, not strong, compact, 

 free from resin and of a clear satiny cream-white color with little 

 distinction between heart and sap-woods. Specific Gravity, 0.3565 ; 

 Percentage of Ash, 0.54; Relative Approximate Fuel Value, 0.3546; 

 Coefficient of Elasticity, 97170; Modulus of Rupture, 639; Resist- 

 ance to Longitudinal Pressure, 347; Resistance to Indentation, 65; 

 \Ycnjht of a Cubic Foot in Pounds, 22.22. 



USES. Such is the remoteness and inaccessibility of the home 

 of these interesting trees that very few of them have been felled by 

 the woodsman's axe, though in quality the wood is similar to that of 

 the northern Balsam and suitable for the same uses. 



Its fragrant boughs yield many a balsam pillow to those who climb 

 to its lofty home and would carry away with them a delightful 

 memento of the interesting trip. 



