Handbook ok Tk'kks of the Xortiikra' Statks 



AX I) C. 



195 



This tree attains the heif,'ht of (iO or SO ft. 

 and in thickness of trunk 2 or 15 ft. It de- 

 velops an open oblong lu-nil with more or Ic-^s 

 drooping lateral and lower branches, antl is 

 always of interest to one seeiii<,' it for the 

 first time on account of its sinj^ular li<j;lit gray 

 smooth bark, covered at intervals with promi- 

 nent excrescences and bosses. It is a liandsomc 

 tree, as it is foun<l hanging over the borders 

 of lakes and bajous of tlie lower Mississippi 

 valley in company witli the Prickly Ash, Pe- 

 can. Nutmeg Hickory. Planer-tree, Decidu- 

 ous Holly. Cypress, and otiicr trees of tlu> 

 bottom-lands of those regions and tlu' Gulf 

 states. That its ornamental value is being 

 justly appreciated is shown by the fact that 

 it is being planted in the streets and parks of 

 many of the southern cities and villages. 



The wood is rather heavy, a cubic foot when 

 absolutely dry weighing 49.57 lbs., and is not 

 distinguished in commerce or uses from that of 

 the C. occidentalisA 



Ijcarrs ovate to oblong-lanceolate, inequilateral 

 and often falcate, S-nerved. from wedge-shaped to 

 rounded and very oblique at base, long taper- 

 pointed, entire or with remote low sharp teeth, 

 Bmooth dark green above, paler beneath. Floiccrs 

 as described for the genus. Fruit small orange 

 brown drupes, Vh to % in. long, with tbiii flesh 

 and reticulated pit. 



Var. rrliciilata (Torr.) Sarg. is the Palo Blanco 

 of the Southwest, but not found within the area 

 covered by this work. 



1. A. W., XI, 265. 



