. The book of woodcraft and Indian lore. Outdoor life; Indians of North America -- Social life and customs; Fungi; Trees -- United States. 414 The Book of Woodcraft Kght, soft, weak, straight-grained, not durable; a cubic foot weighs 25 lbs. Its roots afford the wattap or cordage for canoe-building and camp use generally. North to the limit of trees east of Rockies, south to Dakota, Wis. & Maine. Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Evergreen; 60 to 70 feet high; occasionally 100; wood pale, soft, coarse, spHntery, not durable. A cubic foot weighs 26 lbs. Bark full of tannin. Leaves § to | inch. lon
. The book of woodcraft and Indian lore. Outdoor life; Indians of North America -- Social life and customs; Fungi; Trees -- United States. 414 The Book of Woodcraft Kght, soft, weak, straight-grained, not durable; a cubic foot weighs 25 lbs. Its roots afford the wattap or cordage for canoe-building and camp use generally. North to the limit of trees east of Rockies, south to Dakota, Wis. & Maine. Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) Evergreen; 60 to 70 feet high; occasionally 100; wood pale, soft, coarse, spHntery, not durable. A cubic foot weighs 26 lbs. Bark full of tannin. Leaves § to | inch. long: cones about the same. Its knots are so hard that they quickly turn the edge of an axe or gap it as a stone might; these are probably the hardest vegetable growth in our woods. Wis. to Nova Scotia and south on the mts. to Georgia. Balsam Tree or Canada Balsam (Abies halsamea) Evergreen; famous for the blisters on its trunk, yielding Canada balsam which makes a woodman's plaster for cuts or a waterproof cement; and for the exquisite odor of its boughs, which also supply the woodmen's ideal bed. Its. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. Garden City, N. Y. Doubleday, Page
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