. The book of woodcraft and Indian lore. Natural history; Camping; Outdoor life; Indians of North America. UiK Quaking Asp, Quiver Leaf, Aspen Poplar or Popple. {Populus tremuloides) A small forest tree, but occasionally loo feet high. Readily known by its smooth bark, of a light green or whitish color. The wood is pale, soft, close-grained, weak, perishable, and light. A cubic foot weighs 25 lbs. Good only for paper pulp, but burns well, when seasoned. When green it is so heavy and soggy that it lasts for days as a fire check or back-log. Leaves I5 to 2 inches long. A tea of the bark is a goo
. The book of woodcraft and Indian lore. Natural history; Camping; Outdoor life; Indians of North America. UiK Quaking Asp, Quiver Leaf, Aspen Poplar or Popple. {Populus tremuloides) A small forest tree, but occasionally loo feet high. Readily known by its smooth bark, of a light green or whitish color. The wood is pale, soft, close-grained, weak, perishable, and light. A cubic foot weighs 25 lbs. Good only for paper pulp, but burns well, when seasoned. When green it is so heavy and soggy that it lasts for days as a fire check or back-log. Leaves I5 to 2 inches long. A tea of the bark is a good substitute for quinine, as tonic, cold cure, bowel cure and fever driver. *' Pieces of wood 2f inches square, were buried to the depth of one inch in the ground, and decayed in the following order: Lime, Ameri- can Birch, Alder and Aspen, in three years; Willow, Horse-Chestnut and Plane, in four years; Maple, Red Beech and Birch, in five years; Elm, Ash, Hornbeam and Lombardy Poplar in seven years; Robinia, Oak, Scotch Fir, Weymouth Pine, Silver Fir, were decayed to the depth of half an inch in seven years; while Larch, common Jumper, Virginia Juniper and Arbor-vitae, were uninjured at the end of that ; Balfour's Manual of Botany, 1855. P. 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 & Company
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