Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1880 [PAGE 91]

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89 Elder, Sambucus niger. Europe and America; soft. Turning, rules, shuttles, gunpowder. Elm, Ulmus campestrls. Europe; hard, durable, light brown. Building. Elm, American—See Elm, white. Elm, American cork—See Elm, rock. Elm, moose—See Elm, red. Elm, red, Ulmus fulva. E. United States; medium hardness, reddish. Building, produces slippery elm bark. Elm, rock, Ulmus racemosa. W. United States; hard and heavy. Agricultural implementns, furniture, cabinet making. Elm, slippery—See Elm, red. Elm, small-leafed—See Elm, winged. Elm, white, Ulmus Americana. E. United States; medium hardness, light brown. Staves, hoops, piles, pipes. Elm, winged, Ulmus alata. S. United States; hard. Hubs. Fir, Abies grandis. Oregon. Fir, red, Abies magnifica. Pacific States. Fir, red silver, Abies amabilis. California. Fir, Scotch, Pinus sylvestris. Europe; medium hardness, yellowishwhite. Building. Called "yellow deal." Fustic, Morus tinctoria. S. United States and W. Indies; medium hardness, yellow. Turning, dying, ornamental work. Grape, sea, Coccoloba unifera. S. United States and W. Indies; very hard, violet. Cabinet making. Greenheart, Nectandra rodioei. S. America and W. Indies; hard, very durable, greenish and dark brown. Ships, piles, bridges, turning. Grenadillo. W. Indies; hard, brown. Turning, furniture, ornament. Gum, sour, Nyssa multiflora. E. United States; hard, tough, white. Hubs. Gum, sweet or red, Liguidambar styracilflua. S. United States; hard, compact, reddish. Gum tree, Nyssa Caroliniana. S. E. United States; hard, close. Hubs, hatters' blocks. Hackmetack, Larix Americana. N. United States; medium hardness, very durable, light. Ships, building, posts, ties. Hawthorn, Crataegus oxyacantha. Europe; hard, white. Turning, Hazel, Corylus avellana. Europe; white. Turning, hoops. Hemlock, Abies Canadensis. N. United States; medium hardness* grayish yellow. Building, bark for tanning. Hickory, eastern Shell-bark, Carya alba. United States; hard» whitish. Agricultural implements, carriages, wagons, bent work. Hickory, ^ western Shell-bark, Carya sulcata. W. United States; hard, whitish. Agricultural implements, carriages, bent work, wagons. Hickory, white—See Hickory, swamp. Hickory, white-heart, Carya amentosa. Mid. United States ; medium hardness, whitish. Holly, Ilex aquifolium. Europe; hard. Turning, cabinet making^ engraving, ornamental work. -