60 The Natural Historg 



called from the Scaly broken White Bark which covers the 

 Tree. This and the former produce good Mast for Swine to 

 feed on. 



The Red Oak sometimes grows very large and lofty in 

 good Land, but it is not used as the former in building of 

 Vessels, being a very Porous Timber, and not durable, yet it 

 is sometimes used for Pipe Staves, and makes good Fences 

 and Clap-Boards, which are the only use made of it in this 

 Country; it is so called from the redness of its Wood. It 

 produces good Mast for Swine. 



The Spanish Oak has a whitish smooth Bark, grows pretty 

 large in wet low Ground, and is very free from Limbs or 

 Boughs ; it is durable W^ood, and very easy to split, therefore 

 some use to build Vessels with it, it affords good Plank, 

 Clap-Boards, Pails, for Fences, and also excellent good Mast 

 for Swine ; the Bark of this Tree is used for the Cure of the 

 Ya irs. 



The Bastard-Spaiiish-Oak is betwixt the Red and Spanish- 

 Oak, it is not as durable as the former, but makes good Rails 

 for Fencing, and Clap-Boards, and is very good Wood for the 

 Fire, this being all the LTse that is made of it at present ; it 

 likewise bears a very good IVfast for Sioine to feed on. 



The Black-Oak grows large, and is durable Wood under 

 Water; it is seldom made use of in building Ships, but is 

 sometimes used in House- Work ; it bears as good Mast as any 

 of the former for Swi?ie. 



The White-Iron, or Ring-Oak, is so called from the dura- 

 bility and lasting quality of the Wood ; this Wood is found 

 to be one of the best Oaks we have in this Country, or in 

 America, for Pipe-staves and Building of all kind of Ships; 

 it is as large as the former, grows on dry Lands, and sold(^m 

 fails of producing a good Croj) of Acorns. 



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