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Stopper {Ghytraculia chytraculia) ; height 20 feet, dH 

 ameter 4 inches, wood very heavy, hard, brown tinged 

 with red. 



Strongback {Bourreria haivanensis) , also called strong- 

 bark, grows on the Florida Keys to a height of 30 or 40 

 feet, with a buttressed trunk 8 or 10 inches in diameter. 

 The wood is brown, strong, and hard. 



Suga/rherry (Geltis mississippiensis) is very similar to 

 hackberry and often passes as such. 



Summer Haw {Crataegus aestivalis), or apple haw; 

 height 18 or 20 feet, diameter 12 or 18 inches. 



Swamp Bay {Per sea pubescens) ; 30 or 40 feet high and 

 up to one foot in diameter; wood heavy and soft, but 

 strong; orange in color, streaked with brown. 



Sweet Birch {Betula lenta) . — This is one of the birches 

 used for furniture in the North. A little grows in west- 

 ern Florida. 



Sweetleaf {Symplocos tinctora), also called Florida 

 Laurel and horse sugar, attains a height of 30 or 35 feet, 

 with a slim trunk. The wood is light red, and soft. 



Sycamore {platanus ocddentaUs). — A little of this 

 species grows in the northern part of the State. 



Titi {CUftonia monophylla) , or buckwheat tree, is found 

 in northern Florida; height 40 feet, diameter a foot or 

 more, wood heavy, hard, and brittle. 



Torchwood {Amyris maritima). — This is a south Flor- 

 ida tree, 40 or 50 feet high, and rarely a foot in diameter. 

 The wood is exceedingly hard, heavy, and strong, very 

 resinous, extremely durable, light orange color. 



Tough Bumelia {Bumelia tenax), also called ironwood 

 and black haw, reaches a height of 20 or 30 feet, with a 

 bole not above 6 inches. The wood is heavy and hard 

 and is light brown, streaked with white. 



