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their growth, and more clustering, as it were, round the 

 central trunk, than other species. The beauty of its long 

 pointed leaves, and their peculiar mode of growth, 

 recommend it to mingle with other trees, to which it 

 will add variety. 



The Pin oak. (Q. palustris.) The Pin oak forms a 

 tree in moist situations, varying in height from 60 to 80 

 feet. The great number of small branches intermingleu 

 with the large ones, have given rise to the name of this 

 variety. It is a hardy, free growing species, particularly 

 upon moist soils. Loudon considers it, from its " far 

 extending, drooping branches, and light and elegant 

 foliage," among the most graceful of oaks. It is well 

 adapted to small groups, and is one of the most thrifty 

 growing and easily obtained of all our northern oaks. 



The Willow oak. (Q. Phellos) This remarkable 

 species of oak may be recognised at once by its narrow, 

 entire leaves, shaped almost like those of the willow, and 

 about the same size, though thicker in texture. It is not 

 found wild north of the barrens of New Jersey, where it 

 grows plentifully, but thrives well in cultivation much 

 further north. The stem of this tree is remarkably smooth 

 in every stage of its growth. It is so different in 

 appearance and character from the other species of this 

 genus, that in plantations it would never be recognised by 

 a person not. conversant with oaks, as one of the family. 

 It deserves to be introduced into landscapes for its 

 singularity as an oak, and its lightness and elegance of 

 foliage individually. 



The Mossy-cup oak. (Q. olivaformis ) This is so 

 called because the scales of the cups terminate in a long, 

 moss-like fringe, nearly covering the acorn. It is quite a 



