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ELEMENTARY WOODWORKING 



The tree is sugar-loaf in shape, gives a dense shade, 

 and has sweet flowers so fragrant that it is sometimes 

 called the bee tree, because the bees swarm all over it 

 in the summer time. Its timber is valuable, being free 



Fig. 114. American Linden, or Basswood, showing the Sugar-Loaf Form 



of the Tree 



from knots and of such an even grain that it is much 

 sought after for some kinds of carving. 



The familiar cigar-store Indian is usually carved from 

 basswood. 



Among the broad-leaved trees there are still several 

 familiar families, all loved by some of us for some reason. 



