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The large white, sweet-scented flowers which come in May 

 are of the familiar pea-blossom shape. The fruit is a pod 3 

 to 4 inches long and a half inch wide. The small branches 

 have short curved prickles, unlike the long thorns of the 

 honey locust. 



85. The wood weighs 45 pounds to the cubic foot. It is 

 yellowish-brown in color, hard, and durable in contact with 

 the ground. It makes good fence posts. 



86. The yellow locust appears to be native only in the 

 Mountains; but it has been widely planted in other parts of 

 the State. Unfortunately it is often attacked by borers 

 when planted outside of its natural range. 



87. Red maple, Acer rubrum. —This tree is known by 

 its opposite branches and the reddish color of its twigs, buds, 

 and keys. 



88. The wood weighs 39 pounds to the cubic foot. It is 

 used for wooden-ware, furniture, and fuel. 



89. The red maple occurs throughout the Stace, com- 

 monly on wet soil along streams and in swamps. 



90. The silver maple and the sugar maple also occur in 

 the State. They are used for the same purposes as the red 

 maple where they occur in sufficient quantities to be used. 



91. Basswood, TiLiA Americana.— The flowers are sus- 

 pended from peculiar, modified leaves. The leaves aid in 

 the distribution of the seed. 



92. The wood weighs 28 pounds to the cubic foot. It is 

 easily worked; it has no taste or odor. These properties 

 make it an an excellent material for wooden-ware, bee gums, 

 boxes, and wagon bodies. 



93. The range of the basswood has not been worked 

 out. It is known to occur in the northern part of the State, 



