410 TREES OF THE WABASH VALLEY— RIDGW AY. 



Measureuients of girth arc always takeu above the swell at the base 

 of the tree, or at a height usually of 2 to 4 feet, though sometimes 5 or 

 6 feet from the grouud. The height is always measured from a felled 

 tree with a 100-foot tapeliue. Uuless otherwise stated, all trees meas- 

 ured were fouud in the immediate vicinity (within 3 miles radius) of 

 Mount Carmel, 111., though sometimes on the opposite side of the 

 Wabash River, in Knox and Gibson counties, Indiana. 



2. (8.) LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA, L i n n se u s . Tulip Tree; "Poplar." 



A large poplar cut for shingles 8 miles east of Vincennes measured 8 

 feet across the top of the stump, which was solid to the center; the 

 last cut was 63 feet from the first, and the trunk made 80,000 shingles. 



3. (10.) ASIMINA TRILOBA ( L i n n ;e u s ) D u n a 1 . Pawpaw. 



The largest specimen measured by Dr. Schneck was 48 feet high and 

 27 inches in circumference. 



4. (14.) TILIA AMERICANA, L i u n a? u s . Auierioau Liudeu. "Liu." 



Dr. Schneck's largest measurements are, girth, 11 h feet; height, 135 



feet. 



6. (— .) "ILEX VERTICILLATA. Black Alder." 



This ehould read " Hex decidua, Walter. Deciduous Holly." /. 

 verticillata occurs also, but it is only a shrub. 



7. (40.) .ESCULUS GLABRA, Willdeuow. Smooth Buckej^e. 



A tree of this species measured by Dr. Schneck was 83 feet high and 

 35 inches in circumference. 



11. (.53.) NEGUNDO NEGUNDO ( L i u n » u s ) K a r s t e n . Box Elder. 



A tree measured by Dr. Schneck was 60 feet high and 9^ feet in cir- 

 cumference. 



13. (— .) RHUS GLABRA, L i u u re u s . Smooth Suiuac. 



Dr. Schneck measured a specimen of this species which was 20 feet 

 nigh and 9 inches in girth. 



16. (65.) GYMNOCLADUS DIOICUS ( L i u n :e u s ) K o c h . Cofiee-beau ; Cofifee-nut. 



Height, 129 feet; circumference, 7i feet, are the dimensions of a tree 

 measured by Dr. Schneck. 



17. (66.) GLEDITSIA AQUATICA, Marshall. Water Locust. 



The known size which this tree attains is considerably increased by 

 Dr. Schneck's measurements, which show that a height of 90 feet is 

 sometimes reached, the specimen measured being only 4f feet in cir- 

 cumference. 



18. (67.) GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS, L i u n aj u s . Houey Locust. 



The largest specimen measured by Dr. Schneck was 156 feet high and 

 18 feet in circumference. 



