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here. 2d. Such as are of commercial value. 3d. 

 Acreage and location. 



Native forest growth of Caldwell County. — Oaks ; 

 White, black, red, Spanish, chestnut, water, post, 

 scrub, black jack. Chestnut, one kind. Pine : Yel- 

 low, white, spruce or hemlock, black, alligator (?), 

 old-field, balsam or fir. Hickory : White, red, scaly- 

 bark. Maple : Sugar, bird's-eye, white, curly, black. 

 Holly, one kind. Red elm. Red cedar. Locust: 

 White, yellow, and black. Botanists may not admit 

 this distinction, but there is a difference. Walnut : 

 Black, Avhite. Poplar : Yellowy white. Beech, one 

 kind. Sycamore, one kind. Birch: White. Ash, 

 one kind. Linn, one kind (spelling not vouched for). 

 Cucumber (Magnolia cucumifera). Dogwood. Per- 

 simmon. Mulberry: White, yellow. Wild Cherry. 

 Mahogany, or Mountain Birch (local name). Wahoo 

 (spelling doubtful). Slippery Elm. Catalpa. Aspen. 

 Willow : White, golden, weeping. Buckeye. 



Such as are of commercial value, and their uses. — 

 White Oak ; (ship timber, wagons, staves.) Chest- 

 nut ; (furniture panels, etc.) YelloAv Pine ; (lum- 

 ber.) White Pine; (lumber, sash, doors, blinds.) 

 Hickory ; (wagon material, handles, etc. All these 

 kinds used, but white the best). Maple : Bird's-eye, 

 Curly; (furniture, panels, etc. White and Black 

 used for heavy frame-work for machines requiring 

 strength and durability.) Holly; (to some extent 

 for furniture, but more for spools, bobbins, etc.) 

 Locust, yellow; (ship pins and posts.) Walnut, 



