28 FOREST-TREES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



MYRICACE^I. 



No. 310. Myrica cerifera, L. Bayberry ; Wax Myrtle. Eastern Unit- 

 ed States. A shrub or small tree growing near the sea-coast. The berries 

 are coated with a waxy secretion, which is sometimes utilized in the 

 domestic manufacture of candles and also in medicinal unguents. 



No. 311. Myrica inodora, Bart. Florida Bayberry. Florida. 



No. 312. Myrica Californica, Cham. California Bayberry or Myrtle. 

 California. This species sometimes attains a height of 40 feet, with a 

 trunk 2 feet in diameter. It grows on the Pacific coast, from Puget 

 Sound to Mexico. 



BETULACE^E. 



No. 313. Betula alba, var. populifolia, Spach. American White Birch. 

 Northern and Northeastern United States. A small and slender grace- 

 ful tree, 15 to 25 feet high, growing from Maine to Pennsylvania, and 

 sparsely on the great lakes. 



No. 314. Betula papyracea, Ait. Canoe Birch ; Paper Birch. North- 

 ern and Northeastern United States. A large and handsome tree, grow- 

 ing to the height of 70 feet, and with a diameter of 3 feet. It is limited 

 to the northern portions of the country, ranging from Maine to Wiscon- 

 sin on the northern border, and extending far northward into Canada. 

 It has a brilliant white bark, from which Indians and traders construct 

 canoes. The thin, external sheet of the bark forms the basis of a great 

 variety of Indian fancy-work. 



No. 315. Betula Zttfea, Michx. YellowBirch. Northern and Northeast- 

 ern United States. This is a beautiful large tree, growing in moist 

 woods on our northern border. The wood is strong, fine-grained, and 

 makes handsome furniture. 



No. 316. Betula lenta, L. Cherry Birch ; Black Birch. Northern and 

 Northeastern United States. This, like the preceding, is a large tree, 

 chiefly of our northern borders, but extending also along the Alleghany 

 region southward. The bark and twigs are highly aromatic. The wood 

 is of a rosy hue, fine-grained, and valuable for cabinet-work and for 

 timber. 



No. 317. Betula nigra, L. Eiver Birch ; Ked Birch. Eastern United 

 States. This becomes a large tree in favorable situations. It is found 

 along the banks of rivers from Eastern Massachusetts southward to 

 Florida, and westward to Kentucky, Illinois, and Iowa. The wood is 

 similar to that of the preceding. 



No. 318. Betula occidentalis, Hook. Western Birch. Eocky Mount- 

 ains. This species is a small tree, rarely over 25 feet high and 6 inches 

 in diameter. It is found in the Rocky Mountains, along streams ; in 

 Colorado, Utah, &c. 



No. 319. Alnusincana,Wil\d. Speckled Alder. Northeastern United 

 States. A shrub, or small tree, growing along streams in New England, 

 New York, and northward. Of no particular value. 



No. 320. Alnus rhombifolia, Nutt. California Alder. California. 



No. 321. Alnus Oregona, Nutt. Oregon Alder. California and Ore- 

 gon. On the Pacific coast, in California and Oregon. Often becoming 

 a large tree, 60 to 80 feet high, with a trunk 2 feet in diameter. 



SALICACE^E. 



No. 322. Salix nigra, Marshall. Black Willow. Eastern United 

 States. This is almost the only willow of the eastern portion of the 



