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Things to Know and Do 387 the ground; heavy; a cubic foot weighs 43 lbs. Its leaves are larger and rougher than those of the former. Four to 8 inches long, and its buds are hairy, not smooth. Maine to Minnesota and south to Gulf. Osage Orange, (Bois D'arc) Bodarc, or Bow-Wood (Toxylon pomiferum) A small tree, rarely 60 feet high. Originally from the middle Mississippi Valley, now widely introduced as a hedge tree. Famous for supplying the best bows in America east of the Rockies. Wood is bright orange; very hard, elastic, enduring and heavy. Leaves 3 to 6 inches long. A cubic foot weigl:^ 48 lbs. Tulip Tree, White-wood, Canoe Wood, or YeHow (Liriodendron Tulipifera) One of the noblest forest trees, ordinarily 100 feet, and some- limes 150 feet high. Noted for its splendid clean, straight column; readily known by leaf, 3 to 6 inches long, and its tuUp- Uke flower. Wood soft, straight-grained, brittle, yellow, and very light; much used where a broad sheet easily worked is needed but will not stand exposure to the weather; is poor fuel; a dry cubic foot v ^hs 26 lbs. Mississif^i to Atlantic, Lake Ontario to Gulf. See page 289.