Representative Uses of Wood.
Sides and backs of drawers, bodies of carriages, woodenware, paper-pulp.
Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot.
28.
Modulus of Elasticity.
1,190,000.
Modulus of Rupture.
8300.
Remarks.
Basswood refers to the inner bark or "bast," sometimes utilized for cordage. The flowers attract bees, whence the name bee-tree. White Basswood, (Tilia heterophylla,) is not distinguished commercially. [p088]