Description of Native Trees 



46. Balm of Gilead. (Populus balsamifera, var. candicans.) 

 LEAF : s'-6', much like 45, but broader, base cordate, and 

 young leaves and stems hairy. RANGE of 45. (PI. VI.) 



47. Wild Apple. Crab Apple. (Pyrus coronaria.) 

 LEAF : 3' '-4', simple, alternate, coarsely serrate (and some- 

 times lobed), ovate, base occasionally cordate. FLOWER : rather 

 large, rosy, fragrant, few in cluster ; May. RANGE : west New 

 York to Wisconsin, and south ; small tree and shrub. The 

 " narrow-leaved crab apple," with narrower leaf generally ser- 

 rate, and styles entirely distinct, from Pennsylvania southward, 

 is probably a variety of the above. (PI. X.) 



48. Sour-wood. Sorrel-tree. (Oxydendrum arboreum. ) 

 LEAF : 4'-7', simple, alternate, finely serrate, lance-oblong, 

 apex pointed. FLOWER : white (corolla 5 -toothed), in long com- 

 pound terminal clusters ; June, July. RANGE : Pennsylvania and 

 Ohio, and south. 



49. American Holly. (Ilex opaca.) 



LEAF : 2'-4', simple, alternate, serrate with spiny teeth (or with 

 bristle-pointed lobes), oval, thick, evergreen, glossy. FLOWER : 

 white, sessile, in small clusters along branches ; June ; berries 

 red. RANGE : Maine to Pennsylvania, near coast ; tree and shrub. 

 (PI. X.) 



50. Chestnut Oak. (Quercus prinus.) 



LEAF : 4'-! 2', simple, alternate, coarsely crenate or numerously 

 small-lobed, oblong or slightly obovate. More abundant to the 

 south. (PI. I.) 



51. Yellow Chestnut Oak. (Quercus Muhlenbergii.) 

 LEAF : 4'-8', simple, alternate, coarsely toothed, oblong to 

 elliptical, apex usually pointed ; the form of chestnut leaf, but 

 with a slender stem. (PI. I.) 



52. Chinquapin. (Chestnut.) (Castanea pumila.) 

 LEAF: 3 '-5', simple, alternate, serrate, oblong or elliptical, apex 

 sharp, whitish beneath. Nut single in bur, size of chestnut. 

 RANGE : So. Pennsylvania to Ohio, and south ; low tree and shrub. 



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