50 CORNACE^E. Nyssa. 



elevation of 3,000 feet, and in the San Bernardino Mountains, of from 

 4,000 to 5,000 feet ; common ; rich, rather damp soil, generally in the 

 dense shade of coniferous forests. 



Wood heavy, exceedingly hard, strong, close-grained, compact, satiny, 

 susceptible of a good polish ; medullary rays numerous, obscure ; color 

 light brown tinged with red, the sap-wood lighter ; somewhat used in 

 cabinet-making, for mauls, handles, etc. 



153. Nyssa capitata, Walt. 



Ogeechee Lime. Sour Tupelo. Gopher Plum. 



Valley of the Ogeechee River, Georgia, to western Florida, and in 

 southern Arkansas. 



A tree 9 to 18 metres in height, with a trunk 0.30 to 0.90 metre in 

 diameter ; deep swamps and river bottoms ; rare and local. 



Wood light, soft, not strong, tough, rather coarse-grained, compact, 

 unwedgeable, containing many regularly distributed open ducts ; medullary 

 rays numerous, thin ; color white, the sap-wood hardly distinguishable. 



A conserve, under the name of " Ogeechee limes," is prepared from the 

 large, acid fruit. 



154. Nyssa sylvatica, Marsh. 



Tupelo. Sour Gum. Pepperidge. Black Gum. 



Southern Maine and northern Vermont, west to central Michigan, south 

 to Tampa Bay, Florida, and the valley of the Brazos River, Texas. 



A tree 15 to 36 metres in height, with a trunk 0.60 to 1.50 metres in 

 diameter, or at the north much smaller ; borders of swamps, or on rather 

 high, rich hillsides and pine uplands ; at the south often in pine-barren 

 ponds and deep swamps, the base of the trunk then greatly enlarged and 

 swollen (V. aquatica, L.). 



Wood heavy, rather soft, strong, very tough, unwedgeable, difficult to 

 work, inclined to check unless can-fully seasoned, not durable in contact 

 with the soil, containing numerous regularly distributed small open ducts; 

 medullary rays numerous, thin ; color light yellow or often nearly white, the 

 sap-wood hardly distinguishable ; now largely used for the hubs of wheels, 

 rollers in glass-factories, ox-yokes, and on the Gulf coast for wharf-piles. 



155. Nyssa unifiora, Wang. 



Large Tupelo. Cotton-gum. Tupelo-gum. 



Southern Virginia, south near the coast to the valley of the Saint 

 Mary's River. Georgia, through the Gulf States to the valley of the 

 Nechcs River, Texas, and through Arkansas and southern and south- 

 eastern Missouri to southern Illinois. 



A large tree, 21 to 30 metres in height, with a trunk 0.90 to 1.20 

 metres in diameter ; deep swamps and bottom-lands subject to frequent 



