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This troe attiiitis the hci-ht of CO or 80 ft. 

 iiiul in thickness of trunk 2 or .'! ft. It de- 

 velops an open ol)lon<,' liead with more or less 

 drooping lateral and lower branelies. and is 

 always of interest to one seeing it for the 

 first time on account of its singular iiglit gray 

 smooth bark, covered at intervals with iiroiiii- 

 nent excrescences and l)()>ses. It i> a Ir.iiidsdine 

 tree, as it is found lianging o\rr the liordcr> 

 of lakes and bayous of the lower .Mississippi 

 valley in company with tlie Pricl<ly Ash. Pe- 

 can. Nutmeg Hickory. Planei-trce. Decidu- 

 ons Holly, t'ypiess. and otlier trees of tiie 

 bottom lands of tliose regions and tlie (Uilf 

 states. That its ornamental value is b(>ing 

 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 ratlier heavy, a cubic foot when 

 ab-solutely dry weighing 40. .)7 lbs., and is not 

 distinguished in connnerce or uses from that of 

 the C. occidentalism 



Leaves ovate tci ol)long-lancoolato. ine(]uilateral 

 and often falcate, -S-nei-ved. from wedge-sliaped to 

 rounded and very oblique at base, long taper- 

 pointed, entire or with remote low sharp teeth, 

 smooth dark green above, paler beneath. Floircrfi 

 as described for the genns. Fndt small orang? 

 brown drupes, i/s to Vi in. long, with thin flesh 

 and reticulated pit. 



Var. letiridafo (Torr. i Sarg. is the Palo Rlanco 

 of the Southwest, but not found within the area 

 covered by this work. 



1. A. VV., XI, i!65. 



