142 THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
in buying such, I give this hint to caution the reade1 
not to sow poor seed even if he has been so unfortunate 
as to purchase it. The seed may also be sown in the fall, 
but in that case the sprouting must.be dispensed with. 
OreaA Americana. (Devil Wood, American Olive.) 
Leaves oblong lanceolate, four to six inches in length, 
smooth; branches light color, and as they become old are 
covered with small, round, wart-like knobs; flowers white 
in June or July; fruit nearly round, about three eighths 
of an inch in diameter. It is a native of the South, but 
hardy here; tree ten to thirty feet in height; propagated 
from seeds and cuttings. 
Ostrya Vrireintca. (lron Wood, Hop Hornbeam.) 
A well-known small tree with very hard wood, much 
used by farmers for making beetles or mauls for splitting 
rails and wood; the seeds resemble hops, and the tree is 
called the Hop-tree in some sections. The seeds are ripe in 
August or first of September in the more Northern States 
and should be gathered so soon as ripe, as they commence 
falling soon after and are widely scattered by the wind. 
Plant immediately, or put in sand and keep in a cool 
place. The tree sometimes grows to forty fect high, but 
usually not more than twenty-five ; a very slow grower. 
Previa TrirouiaTa. (Hop Tree.) 
Quite a pretty small tree, which has been much extolled 
of late in consequence of the seeds possessing similar prop: 
erties as the common Hop. The leaves are Jivided into 
