Plmits of Canada. ^f) 



tlie upper parts of the province ; but it <iocs not attain a 

 large size. — Tlie timber is s^aid to be of good quality. 



Quercus alba— W. White Oak. C/i^ne blanc. 



" I.cavesoWong, simiato-pinnatifid, pubescent beneath. Lobes subHnenr 

 obtU!,e, entire, narrowed at tlioir bat.es. Fruit petluncled. Calyx 

 •oiBewhat bowl-forined, tubercled. flattened at the base Acorn ovate." 



^Vhite oak grows in the southern and western parts of 

 this province, and abundantly in Upi>er Canada. In rich 

 alluvial soils it attains very large dimensions, sometimes 

 measuring five feet in diameter at the base. Great quan- 

 tities of squared timber and of staves made of this species 

 of oak, are annually floated down the St. Lawrence, and 

 shi])ped to Britain, Ireland, and the West Indias. The 

 timber is also extensively used here in ship-building. 



Quercus bicolor?— W. Swamp white Oak. 



•• Leaves long petiole, oblong-ovate, white downy boi.ealh, coarsely, 

 toothed, entire at the ba»e. Teeth unequal, spreading, acutish, cellou* 

 at the point. IVuil in pairs, long peduncled, the peduncle teriaiaaUng 

 in a bristle. Calyx heininpheric. Acorn oblong-ovate." 



A large tree growing sparingly in this province. Leaves 

 resembling those of the beech. Acorn sweet. Native of 

 the island of .Montreal. 



Fagus sylvatica— W. White Beech, I/if re blmic. 



" Uave* ovate, arumiiiate, hli^Mitly toothed, ciliale. acute at tho base. 

 Nul ovate, Ihrec-iiided, ohtutu, luucronato." 



A beautiful tree, with a suiooth gray bark, growing 

 usually on stony land, and in favorable situations attaining 

 a Urge ftize. Tlic timber i> not much used in tiiis countiT, 

 except by plane-makers. It is excellent fuel, being only 

 inferior to sugar-maple and black birch in that respect.— 



