54 Forest Trees and Shrubs of Meriden, Conn. 



burns slow, snaps disagreeably, and throws out little heat. An in- 

 fusion or fluid extract of the dried leaves is employed in the treat- 

 ment of whooping cough. Specific gravity, 0.4504; ash, 0.18. 



25. CORYLUS AMERICANA. Marshall.) 



American Hazel. Hazel Nut. Wild Filbert. 



A small shrub, four to six feet high There is another native spe- 

 cies, the Beaked Hazel, C. rostrato, which has the involucre pro- 

 longed into a bristly beak, extending an inch beyond the nut. 



III. CARPINACE^. The Hornbeam Family. 



26. CARPINUS AMERICANA. (Michaux.) VAR. 

 C. CAROLINIANA. (Walter.) 



Hornbeam. Blue Beech. Water Beech. Iron Wood. 



Shrubs and trees, from twenty to forty feet high, often branched 

 from the root, and growing in clusters. A tree of slow growth and 

 readily distinguished by its peculiarly rigid trunk. Wood heavy, 

 very strong and hard, close-grained, inclined to check in drying. 

 Once extensively used for making brooms, as the wood is so 

 tough that it can be split in narrow strips. Specific gravity, 

 0.7286 ; ash, 0.83. 



27. OSTRYA VIRGINICA. (Willdenou.) 



Hop Hornbeam. Iron Wood. Lever,Wood. 



This is a handsome tree, from twenty to fifty feet high and from 

 five to ten inches in diameter. Wood heavy, very strong and 

 hard, tough, close-grained, compact, susceptible of a beautiful pol- 

 ish. Used for making beetles, mallets, mauls, tool handles, etc. 

 Specific gravity, 0.8284; ash, 0.50. 



IV. JUGLANDACEyE. The Walnut Family. 



28. JUGLANS CINEREA. (Linn.) 



Butternut. White Walnut. 



A large and rapid growing tree, from twenty to fifty feet high 

 and two feet or more in diameter, readily raised from the nut, and 

 can be safely transplanted at almost any age. Wood light, soft, 



