

FOREST-TREES OP THE UNITED STATES. 27 



No. 296. Quercus tinctoria, Bart. Quercitron Oak. Eastern United 

 States. 



No. 297. Quercus palustris, Du Koi. Pin Oak. Eastern United States. 

 A rather smaller tree than the preceding. The leaves are small, smooth, 

 of a pleasant green color, very similar to those of the Scarlet Oak. The 

 wood is stronger and more durable than that species. It is chiefly 

 limited to the Northern States. 



No. 298. Quercus Sonomensis, Benth. California Oak. California. 

 This species of California is nearly related to the Quercus rubra of the 

 Eastern States. It grows in mountainous districts, and forms a pretty 

 large tree. 



No. 299. Quercus Wislizenii, DC. California Live Oak. California. 

 A smallish tree of California, with bright-green persistent leaves, some- 

 times called Live Oak. 



No. 300. Quercus dumosa, Nutt. Dwarf Oak. California. This is a 

 common dwarf oak in Southern California. 



No. 301. Quercus reticulata, H. B. K. Dwarf Oak. Southern Arizona. 



No. 302. Castanea vesca, L., var. Americana, Gr. American Chestnut. 

 Eastern United States. One of the noblest trees of American forests. 

 It occurs from Massachusetts to Michigan, and in the mountainous dis- 

 tricts of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Tennessee, but not on the prairie 

 regions of the Western States. The wood is strong, elastic, and durable, 

 and is largely employed in the manufacture of furniture and for the 

 inside finish of railroad-cars and steamboats. The nuts are very sweet 

 and palatable, and always command a good price in the markets. 



No. 303. Castanea pumila, Michx. Chincapiu. Southern States. This 

 may be called a dwarf chestnut, growing from New Jersey and Pennsyl- 

 vania to Florida. Northward it is only a large shrub, but in South 

 Carolina and Florida it becomes a tree of 30 to 40 feet high and 12 to 

 15 inches diameter. The wood equals that of the chestnut, but the 

 nuts, a.lthough generally eaten by children, are not comparable to those 

 of the former. 



No. 304. Castanopsis chrysophylla. California Chestnut. California. 

 A tree of Oregon and California, becoming 60 to 100 feet high and 2 to 

 3 feet diameter. The bur is scarcely one-third as large as in the com- 

 mon chestnut, with shorter prickles. The shell of the nut is almost as 

 large as the filbert. 



^'o. 305. Castanopsis chrysophylla, var. pumila. California Chincapin. 

 California. This is mostly a shrub growing on open mountain-sides, 

 and is sometimes called California Chincapin. . 



No. 306. Fagus ferruginea, Ait. Beech. Eastern United States. The 

 Beech is one of our loftiest trees, sometimes reaching the height of 100 

 feet. It grows from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. It is wanting in 

 the prairie districts of the West. The wood is hard, fine-grained, and 

 compact. It is largely used for shoe-lasts and handles of tools. It is 

 also employed in the 'frame-work of buildings. The wood is in great 

 repute as fuel. The nuts have a delicious flavor, but are too small to 

 make them of much economic importance. 



No. 307. Carpinus Americana, Michx. Blue Beech. Eastern United 

 States. A small tree 15 to 20 feet high. The wood is white, compact, 

 and fine-grained. 



No. 308. Ostrya Virginica, Willd. Hop Hornbeam ; Ironwood. East- 

 ern United States. The Iron wood is a small tree, but sometimes grows 

 to a height of 40 feet. The wood is heavy and fine-grained, and is used 

 for mallets, wedges, levers, &c. Its growth is very slow. 



No. 309. Corylus rostrata, var. Californica. California. 



