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Catalpa (Catalpa). 



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Section 17. Structural Values. Properties of Woods. Botanical Character- 

 istics of Trees, etc 90 



a. Catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) 91 



b. Catalpa (Catalpa catalpa) 92 



Sassafras; Mulberry (Sassafras), (Moras). 



Section 18. Historical. Properties of Sassafras Wood. Properties of Mul- 

 berry Wood. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 93 



a. Sassafras (Sassafras officinale) 94 



b. Mulberry, Red Mulberry (Morus rubra) 95 



Buckeye; Horse Chestnut (Aesculus). 



Section 19. Structural and Botanical Relationship. Localities. Properties 



and Uses of Wood . 96 



u. Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) 97 



b. Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) 97 



L. Sweet Buckeye (Aesculus octandra) 98 



Gum (Liquidambar, Nyssa). 



Section 20. Botanical and Structural Relationships. General Properties and 



Uses of Woods. Botanical Characteristics of Trees 99 



u. Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) 100 



b. Sour Gum (Nyssa sylvatica) lOi 



c. Cotton Gum, Tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) 102 



Holly; Boxwood; Lignumvitte (Ilex), (Buxus Cornus), (Guajacum), etc.). 



Section 21. Structural and Physical Properties; also Uses 01 Holly, of Box- 

 wood, and of LignumvitEe Woods. Sources. Substitutes for Boxwood, 

 i.e., Flowering Dogwood, Mexican Persimmon and Rose Bay. Botanical 



Characteristics of Trees, etc . 



103 



u. Holly (Ilex opaca) lOc 



b. Dogwood (Cornus florida) jo6 



c. LignumvitfE (Guajacum sanctum) 107 



Laurel (Magnolia, Rhododendron, Arbutus, etc.). 



Section 22. Application of Name Laurel. Structural Peculiarities and Uses 



of Several Products j^g 



a. Mountain Laurel (Umbellularia californica) jqq 



b. Madrofia (Arbutus menziesii) j jq 



Persimmon; Osage Orange; Cherry (Diospyros), (Madura), (Prunus). 



Section 23. Range. Structural Peculiarities and Uses of Persimmon Wood 



of Osage Orange Wood, of Cherry Wood uj 



u. Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) jj^ 



b. Osage Orange (Madura aurantiaca) jj^ 



c. Cherry (Prunus serotina) jj. 



