INDIANAPOLIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 
Liquidambar Stryacijlua —Blisted—Sweet Gam—Gam 
Tree. 
Is a handsome, large, fine growing tree. It takes its 
name from the juice which exudes when the trunk is cut. 
It grows sparsely in the southern central portions of the 
State. 
The sweet gum is of but little use in the arts. The 
wood is tough and soft. It is used for fire wood, beetles, 
and as this soft wood has the peculiarity of bearing a good 
polish it is used for veneering for furniture and cabinet 
work. Under ground it lasts long, and is often used for 
posts and foundations. 
Lirio dendron — Tulipiferci — T uli p -tr e e—White wood— 
Poplar. 
A tall, symmetrical, beautiful tree, of the largest size. It 
is generally distributed, and common in all forests on the 
rich soils in the State. This is considered by mechanics 
and artizans in wood the finest building wood in the State. 
Although it is in universal request for all purposes it is still 
in abundant supply. 
It is a favorite wood in house building, and in all struc¬ 
tures where soft, easily worked, strong and durable wood 
is required. It is also used in all kinds of furniture, and is 
almost indispensable in chair bottoms, owing to the tenac¬ 
ity with which it resists splitting when the legs are driven 
in. It is a straight tree, and a thrifty grower, and well 
adapted to our streets and for ornament. 
Ostrya, Virginica —Iiop-Hornbeam, Lever Wood, Iron 
Wood. 
Is generally distributed in all parts of the State, but is 
not abundant. It is a slender tree thirty to fifty feet high 
and is the hardest and heaviest of all our woods. It is a 
popular wood for levers, and is used for the making of 
tools which require a close grain, and for all purposes 
requiring strength and stiffness. 
