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Report of the Secretary of Agriculture in relation to the forests, rivers, and mountains of the southern Appalachian region

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  • SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 105 Linn (TiUa 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 eburnea) 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 (Cornus florida) is 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 (Cornus alternifolia), a slender tree 25 feet in height, is common along cold mountain streams. Swamp 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 dry 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 freely. The rate of growth is good. Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum), a tree 80 feet in height and 18 inches in diameter, is common on dry 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 reproduces well, especially on old fields. Sweetleaf (Syrnplocos 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 (Mohrodendron carolinum) is common along streams, where it is a small tree, seldom 70 feet in height, but becoming 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
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