41 8 The Book of Woodcraft 



Balsam Poplar, Balm of Gilead, or Tacamahac 

 (Populus balsamifera) 



Fifty or 60 feet ordinarily, but sometimes 100 feet high. 

 Bark rough and furrowed. The great size of the buds and 



their thick shiny coat of fragrant gum are strong marks. 

 Wood much as in the preceding, but weighs 23 lbs. Leaves 

 3 to 6 inches long. Can. & Nor. States. 



Cottonwood {Populus deltoides) 



Small and rare in the northeast. Abundant and large 

 in west; even 150 feet high. Wood as in other poplars but 

 weighs 24 lbs. Leaves 3 to 5 inches long. Maine to Ga. 

 and west to Alberta. 



Black Walnut {Juglans nigra) 



A magnificent forest tree up to 150 feet high, usually much 

 smaller in the east. Wood, a dark purplish brown or gray; 

 hard, close-grained; strong; very durable in weather or 

 ground work, and heavy. A cubic foot weighs 38 lbs. 

 Leaflets 13 to 23; and 3 to 5 inches long. Fruit nearly 

 round, i^ to 3 inches in diameter. Mass. to Minn, and 

 south to Miss, 



