Sycamore was seen by Michaux, 40 ft. 4 in. circumfer- 

 ence, five feet from the ground ; and thirty-six miles 

 above Marietta, a Sycamore 47 ft. circumference four 

 feet from the ground Liridondrons 70 to 120-40 feet 

 high, 3-10 feet diameter. 



"The Oak most common, being seven-tenths of the 

 trees in bottom and upland, 3 kinds. There are as 

 many as eight varieties of Oak in one forest, but as the 

 differences of species is ver3^ trifling, I have included 

 them all under the White, Red and Black.'' 



Fraxinus two species, quadrangulata and viridis. 

 Under the sub-head "Agriculture and Produce," pp. 31- 

 34, refers to cultivated plants. The Pear tree is subject 

 to 'Blight' and its cultivation is attended with some 

 difficulty. 



183? 



A Geological Ramble by John L. Riddell (pp. 1-6). 

 [In Hildreth Alcove, Marietta College Librar3^] 



Gives an account of a trip from Cleveland to a 

 place called Little Mountain, Lake Co., near Mentor. 

 Notices at this point the following plants ; Aralia his- 

 pida, Micbella repens, Gaultheria procumhens, Epigaea 

 repens, Goodyera pubescens, Pyrola rotundHolia, 

 Pyrola elliptica, Pyrola secunda, Chimaphila umhel- 

 lata, Chimaphila inaculata, Pinus strobus, Pinus vari- 

 abilis {Yellow Pine), Magnolia acuminata, Lirioden- 

 dron Tulipipfera, Nyssa multiHora, Betula lenta. 



1836. 

 Observations on the Bituminous Coal Deposits of 

 the Valley of Ohio, and the accompanj^ing Rock 

 Strata ; with notices of the fossil organic remains and 

 the relics of Animal and Vegetable Bodies, illustrated by 

 a geological map, by numerous drawings of plants and 

 shells, and by views of interesting scenery. By Dr. S. 

 P. Hildreth of Marietta, Ohio. American Journal of 

 Science and Arts, 29: 1-148, (1836.) 



