EXOGENOUS SERIES— BROADLEAF IVOODS. 87 



Basswood, Linn, Linden, Tilia americana Linn. 



Nomenclature. (Sudworth.) 



Basswood, Linn, Linden, Whitewood (Vt., W. Va., Ark., 



American Linden (local Minn.). 



and common names). Yellow Basswood, Lein (Ind.). 



Limetree (R. L, N. C, S. C, Beetree (Vt., W. Va., Wis.). 



Ala., Minn., La., 111.). White Lind (W. Va.). 



Black or Smooth-leaved Lime- Wickup (Mass.). 



tree (Tenn.). 



Locality. 



New Brunswick to Georgia, westward intermittently to Nebraska 

 and Texas. Wide range. 



Features of Tree. 



Sixty to ninety feet in height, two to four feet in diameter, 

 occasionally larger. Large smooth leaves. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood light or reddish brown, thick sapwood nearly 

 similar, very straight and close-grained, compact structure. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 



Light, soft, easily worked, tough, not strong nor durable. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Sides and backs of drawers, bodies of carriages, woodenware, 

 paper-pulp. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



28. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



1, 190,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



8300. 



Remarks. 



Basswood refers to the inner bark or " bast, " sometimes utilized 

 for cordage. The flowers attract bees, whence the name bee- 

 tree. White Basswood, {Tilia heterophylla, ) is not distinguished 

 commercially. 



