

158 Sargent's List of Forest Trees, 



Beccli produces a small nut in higli esteem, and grows 

 from one to four feet diameter. 



Spruce Pine grows on cliffs near heads of waters, and is 

 of the same qualities with the northern Beer Spruce j it is 

 from one to three feet diameter. White Pine grows loftj, 

 and to three and four feet diameter, but not in plenty. 

 Pitch Pine, to three feet diameter, and producing tar and 



turpentine. 



Eed Cedar, of two feet diameter. White Cedar, eighteen 



inches. 



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Buck Eye or Horse Cliesnut; of three feet diameter^ and 



producing a bad nut. 



Lynn^ of three feet and a half diameter^ a light white 

 -^ood Yery proper for finishing the inside of dwelling houses. 

 Cucumber Tree, of two feet diameter, a soft light wood, 

 which may be applied as Lynn. 



Here is a tree very much resembling the Sumach, grow- 

 ing tall, and to two feet and a half diameter. Sumach grows 

 single, generally to eight inches diameter, and thirty feet 

 high, producing abundance of berries. 



Gum Tree^ which is applied for wheel naves, is of three 

 feet diameter. 



Black and Yellow Birch, to two feet diameter. The bark 



of the latter is used by the Indians for makino- canoes. 

 Iron Wood, close and firm, to fifteen inches diameter.' s 

 Dog Wood, of twelve inches diameter. 

 Aspen Tree, two feet diameter. 

 Box Eider, from six inches to two feet, and a very crook- 



ed tree. 



Mulberry 



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