58 Notes on some of the 



peduncles, the other continued half an inch or more 

 beyond the flowers, and ending in a rigid point; both of 

 them strongly coloured, generally violet, by which 

 character it is easily distinguished from the preceding 

 species. Grows on the shores of Lake Huron, according 

 to Pursh. 



CORYLIDE.E— S. F. Gray. 



C^nPINUS.—L. 



Carpinus Americana — W. Hornbeam. Blue Beech. 



Charme. 



" Leaves oblong- ovate, acuminate, unequally sawed. Scales of the ament 



three-parted, th e middle division with a lateral tooth." 



A small tree, about the size of an apple-tree ; having a 

 smooth bark like that of the beech. The wood is extremely 

 hard and close grained, resembling boxwood in texture. 

 Raftsmen make withes of the sappling trees to bind their 

 timber together into rafts. It grows on the Island of Mont- 

 real and in other parts of the province j but as far as I 

 know has not been found near Quebec. 



OSTRY^.—3Ix. 



Ostrya Virginica — W. Hophornbeam. Ironwood. 

 Lever wood. Bois dur. 



" Leaves ovate-oblong, subcordate, acuminate, unequally serrate. 

 Strobiles, oblong ovate, erect." 



This tree is of larger and more upright growth than the 

 hornbeam. It has a rough scaly bark, and the stem fre- 

 quently assumes a knotty irregular appearance. The wood 

 is heavy and tough in the extreme ; these properties render 

 it very suitable for levers, axletrees and other purposes 

 recpiiring great strength. The centre of the wood is cxtrc- 



