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i Thing! to Know and Do 293 weighs 27 lbs. Poor fuel. Makes paper-pulp. Leaflets 2 to 4 inches lonff. Massachusetts to British Columbia south to Meidco and AuuNuna. BftMwoodt White-Wood, Whistle- Wood, limo, or linden (XUia amerkana) A tall forest tree 60 to 125 feet; usually hollow when old. Wood soft, straight-grained, weak, white, very light. A cubic foot wei^ 38 um. It makes a good dugout canoe or sap trough. The hollow trunk, split in halves, was often used for roofing. Poor firewood, and soon rots, makes good rubbing-sticks for friction fire. Its inner bark supplies coarse cordage and mat- ting. Its buds are often eaten as emergency food. Leaves 2 to 5 inches wide. Manitoba to Nova Scotia and south to Texas.