Misc. Pub. 217. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 



Plate 2 



F-236136, F- 209391 



Some favorite Eastern Hardwood Trees. 



993, F-29S999 



l. American elm, a tree of graceful beauty and stately proportions. B, Red gum, or sweet gum, of the 

 South grows to large size and yields mottled reddish wood extensively used for many purposes. C, 

 Black walnut, the country's premier tree for high-grade cabinet wood and valuable nut crops. I), White 

 oak, a hardy, long-lived tree yielding very useful timber. 



