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willow-like leaves, and an ovately conical 

 head. Its foliage remains green till a late 

 period of the season. It thrives best in low 

 moist land of a rich quality, but will do well 

 in dry and elevated situations. The best 

 Bartram specimen is eighty- three feet high 

 and seven feet two inches in circumference. 



17. Q. PRINUS, Linnceus. Leaves obovate 

 and elliptic-oblong, pubescent beneath, with 

 wide, blunt, equal teeth. Fruit pedunculate. 

 Cup hemispherical. Nut ovoid. Chestnut 

 white-oak. 



Usually grows to a great height, often over 

 one hundred feet. It somewhat resembles 

 the castanea. The latter is often mistaken 

 for a chestnut ; the former would never be 

 taken for anything but an oak. In the speci 

 mens that have come before me, the head is 

 always bold and irregular, but would pro 

 bably be more symmetrical when grown 

 isolated from other trees. It will grow to a 

 fine size in dry, rocky, or gravelly soil, but 

 attains its finest proportions in low and rich 

 situations. The best Bartram specimen, on 

 dry gravel, is eighty- two feet high and five 

 feet six inches in circumference. 



