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TREES OF THE WABASH VALLEY— BID G WAY. 



VOL. xvn. 



the largest individual of any species of tree growing in the Wabash 

 Valley within tlie last twenty-five years been measured. 



From the meager data tliat have been gathered, however, we are 

 able to show that the species may be groui^ed, according to ascertained 

 maximum height, as follows : 



{4) Number of sjiecies reaching 100 feet. 



* Liriodendron tulipifera, Liquidamber Styraciflita, Flat.aniin occidentalism Hicoria Pecan, Que reus 

 macrocarpa, Q. velutina, Q. coccinea, and Populus monilifera. 



t Liriodendron tulipifera, Platanus occidentalis, Hicoria Pecan, Q. coccinea, Q. macrocarpa, and Popu- 

 lus monilifera. 



X Liriodendron tulipifera, Hicoria Pecan, Qitercus coccinea, and I'opuliis monilifera. 



^Liriodendron tulipifera, Hicoria Pecan, and Que reus coccinea. 



II Liriodendron tulipifera and Quercus coccinea. 



^Liriodendron tulipifera. 



(.5) List of trees of irhick no measurements hare lieeii taken. 



8. Crataegus sjyathulata. Sinall-frnited 



Hawthorn. 



9. Magnolia acuminata. Cucumber Tree. 



10. Finns echinata. Yellow Pine. 



11. Fyrus angustifolia. Narrow-leafed 



Crab-apple. 



12. Quercus Phellos. Willow Oak. 



13. TiVia heterophylla. White Bas.sAvood. 



1. Aralia spinosa. Angelica Tree; Her-' 



cules Clnb; Devil's Walking-stick. 



2. Hicoria aquatica. Water Hickory. 



3. Castaneadentata. American Chestnut. 



4. Castanea pumila. Chinquapin. 



5. Chamwcijparis thyoides. White Cedar. 



6. Crattegus coccinea. Scarlet Hawthorn. 



7. Crataegus cordata. Washington Haw- 



thorn. 



In the list of species "usually classed as shrubs," on page 58 of my 

 original i)ai)er, those numbered 1, 2, 3, (>, and 7 are to be canceled and 

 transferred to the list of trees. Their measurements are given in table 

 3 of this paper, on page 419. 



In the table which immediately follows the above-mentioned list 

 No. 1 should read Ilex decidna instead of " Ilex verticil I ata,^^ and to 

 the species (trees and taller shrubs) whose measurements are there 

 given may be added the following: 



(6) Measurements of larger shrubs. 



No. 



Species, 



Cephalanthus ocoidentalis . 



Cornus paniculata 



Foiestiera acuminata 



Juniperns communis 



Salix sericea 



Staphylea trifolia 



Locality. 



Mount Carmel, 111 . 



do 



do 



Saline County, 111 . 

 Mount Carmel, 111 . 

 do 



Total 

 height. 



Feet. 

 8 



15 

 22 

 25 

 15 

 18 



Girth. 



Inches. 



12 



8 



18 

 18 

 II 

 11 



