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Tilings to Know and Do Chestnut {Castanea der.'.ata) A noble tree, 60 to 80 or even 100 feet high. A cubic foot of die wood wei{^ 28 lbs. Leaves 6 to 8 inches l(mg. Mass- achusetts to Indiana and Mississippi White Elm, Water, or Swan^ Elm (Ulmus Americana) A tal' splendid forest tree; commonly 100, occasionally icc feet. Wood reddish brown; hard, strong, tough, very hard xo split. A cubic foot weighs 41 lbs. Soon rots near the ground. Leaves 2 to 5 indies long. Manitoba to Nova Scotia and south to Gulf. Slippery Elm, Moose, or Red Elm (Ulmus fidva) Smaller than White Elm, maximum height about 70 feet. Wood dark, reddish, hard, close, tough, strongs durable next