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ELEMENTARY ^VOODWORKING 



51. Hornbeam. Closely related to the beeches are two 

 little trees which have delicate birchlike foliage and wood 

 of great hardness, — the hornbeam, or blue beech, and 



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Fig. 110. Iron wood, or Hop Hornbeam 



Fig. 109. Leaf of Amer- 

 ican Beech 



the hop hornbeam, 

 or ironwood. 



The leaves of 

 these two varieties 

 are quite similar, that of the ironwood being somewhat 

 the larger. 



The name hop hornbeam is derived from the fruit, 

 which resembles the hop, and the name ironivood from 

 the great strength and hardness of the wood. 



