34 FLORA OF VERMONT 



CASTANEA 



C, sativa, Mill., var. Americana, Watson. (C. dentata, Borkh.) Chestnut. 

 Frequent in the lower Connecticut valley and in southwestern Ver- 

 mont ; a few trees at Burlington. 



CORYLT^S. Hazelxut 



C. Americana, Walt. Thickets ; frequent. 

 C rostrata. Ait. Dry thickets ; common. 



FAGUS 



F. ferruginea, Ait. (F. Americana, Sweet. ) Beech. Common. 



OSTRYA 



O. Virginica, Willd. (0. Virginiana, Willd. ) Hop Hornbeam. Commun. 



QUERCUS. Oak 



Q. alba, L. White Oak. Common west of the Green Mountains, less so in 

 the southern Connecticut valley. 



0» bicolor, Willd. (Q. platanoides, Sudw. ) Swamp White Oak. Low moist 

 soil ; frequent in the Champlain valley, especially near the lake. 



Q. velutina. Lam. (Q. cocinea, Wang. var. tinctoria. Gray.) Yellow Oak. 

 Dry light soil ; frequent in western Vermont and in the southern Con- 

 necticut valley. 



Q. ilicifolia, Wang. (Q. nana, Sargent.) Dry sandy soil. " Bellows Falls," 

 Carey ; Brattleboro, Orout. 



Q. macrocarpa, Michx. Bur Oak. Rich soil ; occasional in the Champlain 

 valley, more common in Addison countj'. 



Q. Mohlenbcrgii, Engelm. (Q. acuminata, Sargent.) Gardiner's Island, Fer- 



risburgh, Pringle. 



Q. prinoides, Willd. Dry hillsides. " Pownal," Bobbins; North Pownal, 

 Eggleston ; Snake Mountain, Brainerd. 



Q. Prinus, L. Chestnut Oak. Dry rocky hillsides of western Vermont ; 

 frequent from Charlotte, Pringle, through Addison county, Brainerd, 

 and Rutland to Pownal, Eggleston. 



Q. rubra, L. Red Oak. Common. 



Q. macrocarpa x alba. Charlotte, Pringle. 



Q. Prinus x alba, Monkton, Pringle. 



