TuF.Ks OF TIN-: XokiHERX Unitkd Statks 1 (K'J 



convex. 2-1 ill. broad; acorn ovoid, 2-1 limes as lony as llic 

 cnp. Autunni leaves purplish, red. Wood \ery coarse-grained. 

 lediiis'i in color, porous, and not ver_\' durable; used in 

 carpentry, cooperage, and for clapboards. The most rapid 

 grower of all the oaks. An important tree for tan-bark. 

 Sprouts readily from stumps. X. S. to Ont., Minn., Fla.. 

 Kan., and Tex. 



•22. Quercus palustris DuRoi. Pin Oak. A medium- 

 sized tree witb l)rti\vn' bark, rough when old, the lower 

 l)ranches detlexed. Lca\es broadly ol)long or t)bo\-ate, deepl\' 

 pinnatilifl. brighter green and shining above, duller beneath, 

 l'j-') in. long, the lobes oblong' lanceolate or triangular- 

 lanceolate,- divergent; cu]) saucer-shaped, l-l in. broad, base 

 flat; acorn subglobose or ovoid, 2-8 times as long as the cup. 

 W^iod coarse-grained, reddish, and not durable. In moist 

 ground. Mass. Ohio and \\'is.. \^a., and Ark. 



Hciulaccac. \\\vc\\ J'amily. 

 ■ u. Carpinus (Tourn.) L. P)lue-beec]i. 



Small trees with alternate, 2-ranked, simple, straight- 

 veined, equilateral, serrate leaves; with peculiar fluted or 

 ])rojccting ridges on the trunks and larger l)ranches; and 

 witli dark, smooth bark. 



b'lowers in aments ; monecious : nuts small in the large- 

 l)racte(l fruiting ament ; bracts leaf-like. 



1. Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Blue-beech. .A small 

 tree with slender terete gray twigs. Wood light l)ro\vn, \ery 

 compact, strong, and hea\-y. not durable in the ground ; 

 used lor turriery, tool handles, etc. Tiie charcoal is used 

 for making powder. In moist soil and along streams. X. S. 

 t(; Minn., Fla.. Kan., and Tex. 



•^S. Ostrya ', Micheli) Scop. Mop-hornbeam. 



Small trees with alternate. 2-ranked. simple, straight- 

 veined. e(|uilateral. serrate leaves; with glandular ])ul)escent 

 young twigs and line-furrowed scaly bark. 



I'dowers in aments; monecious; n.uts small, in a-hn]) 

 like fruiting ament. 



1. Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) Willd. I lop-hornbeam. 

 A small tree with scaly bark. Wood white, compact, very 



