Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 177
aluable one, the wood being veryhard and durable. It is in particular demandfor fence-posts and other timbers which are tobe in contact with the ground. These parts offences or buildings are always liable to earlydecay and attacks of destructive insects, yet theyellow locust is able to withstand… … A PURPLE BEECH. OUR FRIENDS THE TREES. 707 which did not include the three forest giants,buttonwood, sweet-gum, and tulip. The various names of buttonwood, button-
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