Han-dbook of Trees of the NoKTJfEEN States and Canada. '■',] 



■[•]„■ lIciiilcM-k is a liiiiidsiiinc livi', siiiiiclinir^ 

 iittaiiiiii,;^ H)ll II. ill lici.ulil. Willi liiiiik :!-4 fl. 

 jr; (liaiiH'Irr \rslril in a dark liil^^fcil lialk. 

 \\ hrii ;;rn\\ili,^- a|iai-| hciiii uIIm.|- I rcrs it ilc- 

 vclups u lallirr ii]iiai w iilr pyra iiiiilal (u|i witli 

 oiitwaiil (air\inu nr ilt<ii)[iinL; liranrln's, ami the 

 Hat s|.rays nf fiiliaLCr arc |ia I'l ini la ll \' lij^lit 

 and ixrai'id'ul in a |i[i('araiicc. of dark j^rciMi 

 culiir aliinc ami sliowiii^ in ]iir(ty ('(intrasl 

 the whitish inidrr surfaces when liii'iicd up liy 

 the winds. Tlic hcaiily is enhanced in early 

 SI iicr hy catdi liramhhd lieiii:.' Ii|i]ied wilh 



tie llclicalc lii;|it, jrivell lieu sll.ii.ls llf tile 



Season. Tt was once oi f 1 he nio^t aliiiiidaiil 



trees of the mn't Ilea si em forest, hill such is 



the \aliic of its hark for (aiinini; |iiir|ioscs that 

 tliey ha\"e nearly all hemi desi royivl. only 

 scattcrinL,' trees now reiiia itiiii^', II lhri\('s on 

 ^\eM-diaineil uplands and slopes . d" ra\iiics 



Usually in <• |iaiiy w illi the While Tine, lie 1 



S|.rilec. Maples. II dl. ^elloNi Hindi. efe., 



thoiii^li in jilaees forniiiiLC <jiiile e.\c]iisi\-e traids 



of forest. 



'idle \Miod is s(dd. li^'ht (a lai. ft. wei,<,diiii- 



211.42 Ihs.) hi ill Ic and mainly used for coarse 



liiniher for cencral consiniclion purposes. 



The hark of the lie[> for linnine pinposes has. 



niitil i-eceni aihanci's in piiei>s of Ininh'r. h 'en 



eoll.sidered ]t i child' pal: I of \ line. I 



Liarrx lliil. ohIeiiKlilicar. i;,--:; in. lcie_'. 

 rrnmded nt ape.x. Iiislnais and centrally ;;i-nn\cd 

 ahove and wliilish willi ." or fl niws ct siciiiala 

 on each side of inidrili Inaiealli; Inamdilels nan:!! 

 with their pcrsislcnl Pases. i'hnrns appear ill 

 Mav : stnniimile liulil \'ellcw; pis(illa1e pinkish 



Src^n witli Pn.ad laciiiiale hracls slenler II 



their scales. rc/o.s n\;i le-chleie;. i._'-''i ill. lell^^ 

 acute with sliml slalk. siilicn-nicaila r scales and 



liM ad friincale laeiniale In'aels: s Is alicait one- 



sixlcnlll in. ieim and \vin;s ali.ail Iwicc as lon.i;-, 

 lircadesl near (lie liases. - 



1. A. W., I, 21. 



2. For genus see p. 420, 



