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313 ' Woodcraft Manual for Boys Sour Gum, Black Gunii Pepperi(Ig«t or Tupelo (Nyssa s^vaiica) A forest tree up to no feet high; in wet lands. Wood pale, very strong, tough, un^Utable, and heavy. A cubic foot weighs
lbs. Used for turner work, but soon rots next the ground.
Leaves 3 to 5 inches long. Massachusetts to Wisconsin and south to Gulf. White Ash (Fraxinus Americana) A fine forest tree on moist soil; 70 to 90 or even 130 feet high. Wood pale brown, tough, and elastic. Used for handles, springs, bows, also arrows and spears; heavy. A cubic foot ' wdgSs 41 lbs. Soon rots next the ground. Called, white for
