The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6
Liquidambar styraciflua, L
Liquidambar styraciflua, L.
The Sweet-Gum tree. In morasses and on the springs of the forests of N. America, with a wide geographic range. The tree attains vast dimensions of its crown; the stem 10 feet in diameter. The terebin-thine juice hardens, on exposure, to a resin of benzoin odour. Wood fine-grained.