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particular description in this tract ; a few others however, 

 will be mentioned. 



Black Oak is very abundant in various parts of the 

 United States, and is extensively used for fuel and many 

 purposes in the arts, and perhaps conies next to the white 

 oak in the value of its timber. The bark of this tree is 

 of great value, both in tanning and dying. It is one of 

 the tallest trees in our forests, growing to the height of 

 80 or 90 feet. 



Had Oak, like that last mentioned, grows to a great 

 height and in great abundance, in the northern states. It 

 produces acorns of a large size and in bountiful crops. 



Scarlet Oak grows in the vicinity of Boston, and in 

 other parts of the Union farther south, but not in 

 Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. It is a large tree 

 and useful for numerous purposes. 



Spanish Oak does not grow in New England, but is a 

 large, abundant and useful tree in New Jert-ey, and States 

 farther south. Its bark is particularly valuable. 



Bear Oak, frequently known by the name of schrub 

 oak, is very common in New England, but less known 

 farther south. Its common height is three or four feet, 

 and it sometimes grows to the height of eight feet. The 

 small size of this tree, though it covers hundreds of acres 

 of barrens in some regions, gives but little value to its 

 growth. 



Running Oak is the smallest species in this genus, 

 seldom rising more than twenty inches from the earth, 

 and is found in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida. 



Bartram's Oak is a single tree, growing on the farm of 

 Mr Bartram, three miles from Philadelphia. It is about 

 thirty feet high, and eight in diameter, and is the only 

 individual known of that species. 



Willow Oak, Laurel Oak, Mossy Cup Oak, Chesnut 

 Oaks, of several species, Post Oaks, and numerous other 

 kinds, grow in abundance in different parts of this coun- 

 try, but the occasion will not justify a description. 



Next to oaks, walnuts are the most numerous species 

 of trees in American forests. Two general divisions are 



