LIST OF ONE HUNDRED TREES MOST VALUAHLE FOR TIM HER. 



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/.is/ of one. hundred xpccicx of trt'i-n of the I'tiiti'il Sluli'.t iiniat ralinible .lor timber, with notes on their rauye of distrilnilinii, 

 t'lilliiral i-fi/Hiri'iiii'iilx. uiitl the rharactrr and uses of their irood Continued. 



Name of s|n-ei<-s antl limit of si/- 



< /'rt'"'* ut'npnnicea (Marsh.) 



Height, UK) feet. ; diameter. 



3 feet i . 



50. CHESTNUT. 



Cnxtinx'tt ih'titutLi (Marsh.) 

 Borkh.) 



Height, 'JO feet + ; diameter, 

 14 feet ! . 



57. III. 1< It WALNUT... 



(Juglans niyra Linn.) 



Height, 100 feet, I- ; diameter, 

 4 feet+. 



58. BUTTERNUT 



(WHiTK WALNUT.) 

 (Juglaiis cinerea Linn.) 



Height, 80 feet + ; diameter, 

 2feet+. 



s of aluuulant growth. 



Soil ami rliniate, and characteristics of growth 



East of Mississippi and Missouri Fresh, rich, but not necessarily a deep noil; limestone .soils. 



ri vi-rs. 



i For rocky, exposed situations. Rapid grower and endurin(i 

 I'.e-sl development probably on nhade exceedingly well, a fact which renders it one of the 



"blutf" formations of Lower most valuable aids in forestry. 



Mississippi basin. 



Northeastern and Middle Atlantic 

 States. 



llest development tin western 

 slopcsof Allegheny Mountains. 



Northeastern, Central, and South- 

 eastern States. 



liest development on southern 

 slopes of Allegheny Mountains 

 and in bottom lands of south- 

 western Arkansas and Indian 

 Territory. 



Northeastern Stntes 



llest development in basin of Ohio 

 River. 



WeU drained gravelly soils; succeeds on rocky hillsides with 

 soil of sufficient looseness and depth; on northern and eastern 

 exposures; will thrive on rather poor sand . slow and uncer- 

 tain in st ill', clayey soil ; on limestone only when well fissured. 



Exceedingly rapid grower; moderately shade-enduring; sprouts 

 most vigorously and pertitteutly from the stump; large yield 

 per acre. 



Deep, loose, fresh to moist, warm, and sandy loam ; will grow 

 in a dry and compact soil, but not. in a wet one. 



Hardy and rapid grower, especially in height; only centena- 

 rians produce first-class quality of lumber, hut useful timber 

 may be produced in 40 to (0 years. Sprouts freely from the 

 stump. Xot recommended for arid or subarid regions nor for 

 uplands. 



Prefers a deep, rich, cool loam ; suited to cooler sites and colder 

 climate than the foregoing species. Rapid grower when 

 young. 



THE HICKORIKS, AND OTHER IIAUD-SEF.DED VARIETIES. The Hickories. Wood very heavy, hard, and strong, 

 tough, of rather coarse texture, smooth, and of straight grain. The broad sapwood white, the heart reddish nut 

 brown. It dries slowly, shrinks and checks considerably ; is not durable in the ground, or if exposed, and, especially 

 the sapwood, is always subject to the inroads of boring insects. Hickory excels as carriage and wagon stock, hut is 

 also extensively used in the manufacture of implements and machinery, for tool handles, timber pins, for harness 

 work, and cooperage. The hickories are tall trees with slender steins, never form forests, occasionally small groves, 

 but usually occur scattered among other broad-leafed trees in suitable localities. The following species all contrib- 

 ute more or less to the hickory of the markets : 



Name of species and limit of size. 

 59. SIIAORARK HICKORY 



(SHELLBARK HlCKOEY.) 



(Hicoria ovata (Mill.) Britt.) 



Height, 100 feet + ; diameter, 

 2 feet + . 



Regions of abundant growth. 



Soil and climate, and characteristics of growth. 



60. BITTERNUT 



(PIGNUT. SWAMP HICKORY., 



(Hicoria minima (Marsh.) Britt.) 



Height, 80 feet + ; diameter, 

 2 feet 4- . 



61. MOCKERNUT . 



(BUIXNUT. KlNGNUT. BLACK 

 HICKORY. BIOBCD HICKORY. 

 WHITEHEART HICKORY.) 



(Hicoria alba (Linn.) Britt.) 



Height, 90 feet + ; diameter, 

 3 feet + . 



82. SHELLBA.KK HICKORY 



(BOTTOM SHELLBAHK.) 

 (Hicoria laciniosa (Michx. f) 



Height, 70 feet + ; diameter, 

 3 feet + . 



Eastern United States ; wide range. 



Best development west of the Alle- 

 gheny Mountains. 



Eastern United States; wide range 



Eastern United States ; wide range 



Most abundant and generally dis- 

 tributed in the Southern States. 



Central United States; local. 



Deep, fresh soil; a compact soil not objectionable; not on poor, 

 dry, or wet soils. 



At first slow, but afterwards rapid grower; sprouts well from 

 the stump. Moderately shade enduring. Somewhat liable to 

 injury by frost. 



To replace Shagbark Hickory on low, moist, or wet ground. 

 Sprouts well from the stump. 



Less liable to frost than Shagbark Hickory, but more subject to 

 the ravages of insects. 



To replace Shagbark Hickory on poorer and drier soils; will 

 succeed even on barrens. 



Sprouts well from the stump, but slow grower; liable to attacks 

 of insects. 



Rich, deep soil ; especially adapted to well-drained bottom lands, 

 but succeeds with slower growth on drier uplands. 



Climatically confined. 



