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willow-like leaves, and an ovately conical 

 head. Its foliage remains green till a late 

 period of the season. It thrives best in low 

 moist land of a rich quality, but will do well 

 in dry and elevated situations. The best 

 Bartram specimen is eighty-three feet high 

 and seven feet two inches in circumference. 



17. Q. PRINUS, Linnczus. Leaves obovate 

 and elliptic-oblong, pubescent beneath, with 

 wide, blunt, equal teeth. Fruit pedunculate. 

 Cup hemispherical. Nut ovoid. Chestnut 

 white-oak. 



Usually grows to a great height, often over 

 one hundred feet. It somewhat resembles 

 the castanea. The latter is often mistaken 

 for a chestnut ; the former would never be 

 taken for anything but an oak. In the speci- 

 mens that have come before me, the head is 

 always bold and irregular, but would pro- 

 bably be more symmetrical when grown 

 isolated from other trees. It will grow to a 

 fine size in dry, rocky, or gravelly soil, but 

 attains its finest proportions in low and rich 

 situations. The best Bartram specimen, on 

 dry gravel, is eighty- two feet high and five 

 feet six inches in circumference. 



