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Linn (Tilia heterophylla), becoming a tree 120 feet in height and 4 

 feet in diameter, is common along streams and in cool hollows. The 

 wood is white, light, and soft, and is extensively sawn for lumber. It 

 seeds freely, but seedlings are not common. It sprouts freely from 

 the stump. 



Blue Ridge Linn {Tilia eburned) is a tree similar to the preceding in 

 size and quality of wood. It is confined to the Blue Ridge Mountains, 

 or the region near them. 



Basswood {Tilia americana), reaching a height of more than 100 

 feet and a diameter of 3 feet, is confined to streams at the base of the 

 western slope of the Smoky Mountains, but is by no means common. 

 The wood is used with that of the linn without distinction. 



Dogwood {Cormis Jlorida) \b a small tree, seldom 30 feet in height 

 and 1 foot in diameter, common beneath the shade of other trees on 

 fertile soil below 3,000 feet elevation. The wood is hard, heavy, and 

 strong, and is used for shuttle blocks and a variety of mechanical 

 purposes. It seeds abundantly and reproduces freely. The rate of 

 growth is slow. 



Blue Cornel S^Cornus alternifolia), a slender tree 25 feet in height, 

 is common along cold mountain streams. 



Swainp Cornel {Cornus sericea). a bushy tree 20 feet in height, is 

 common along the larger streams. 



'. Black Gum {Nyssa sylvatica) is a tree sometimes 110 feet in height 

 and 3 feet in diameter, but generally much smaller, which is common 

 along streams at low elevations and on dr}^ slopes at high elevations. 

 The wood is hard and tough, but not durable, and is little used except 

 as rails for tramways in logging. It seeds abundantly and reproduces 

 freel3\ The rate of growth is good. 



Smirwood {Oxydendrum arboreum), a tree 80 feet in height and 18 

 inches in diameter, is common on diy soil below 4,000 feet elevation. 

 The red wood is hard and fine grained and takes a good polish. It is 

 used to some extent in the manufacture of furniture. The seed are 

 borne in abundance and reproduction is prolific. The rate of growth 

 is fair. 



Persimmon {Diospyros virginiana), a tree 40 feet in height and 18 

 inches in diameter, is found in fields and waste places. The hard, 

 tough wood is used for shuttle blocks, shoe lasts, insulator pins, etc. 

 It seeds freely and repi'oduces well, especially on old fields. 



Sweetleaf {Symplocos tinctoria) is a small tree, seldom more than 20 

 feet in height, which grows on dry soil. The bark yields a yellow dye. 



Peawood or Bell-tree {Mohrodendran carolimiin) is common along 

 streams, where it is a small tree, seldom 70 feet in height, but becom- 

 ing in the rich, damp hollows of the Black and Smoky mountains a 

 tree 100 feet in height and 30 inches in diameter. The reddish wood 

 is hard and fine grained and takes a good polish, and on the western 



