. The book of woodcraft . Balsam Bald Cypress {Taxodium distichum) A fine forest tree, up to 150 feet, with thin leaves some-what like those of Hemlock,half an inch to an inch long;cones rounded about an inchthrough. Sheds its leaveseach fall so is bald in win-ter, noted for the knees or up-bent roots that it developswhen growing in water. Tim-ber soft, weak, but durableand valuable; a cubic footweighs 27 lbs. In low wetcountry of Mississippi Valley & S. E. Arbor-ViT^ or White Cedar {Thuya occidentalis) Evergreen; 50 to 60 feet high. Wood soft, brittle,coarse-grained, extremely durable

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. The book of woodcraft . Balsam Bald Cypress {Taxodium distichum) A fine forest tree, up to 150 feet, with thin leaves some-what like those of Hemlock,half an inch to an inch long;cones rounded about an inchthrough. Sheds its leaveseach fall so is bald in win-ter, noted for the knees or up-bent roots that it developswhen growing in water. Tim-ber soft, weak, but durableand valuable; a cubic footweighs 27 lbs. In low wetcountry of Mississippi Valley & S. E. Arbor-ViT^ or White Cedar {Thuya occidentalis) Evergreen; 50 to 60 feet high. Wood soft, brittle,coarse-grained, extremely durable as posts; fragrant and 4i6 The Book of Woodcraft very light (the lightest on our Hst). Makes good sticksfor rubbing-stick fire. A cubic foot weighs only 20 lbs.

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