Trees of the Chautauqua Grounds 



20. Yellow Birch (Betula lutea}. Plentiful; also called Gray Birch. 



21. Red Birch (Betula nigra). Frequent; also called River Birch. 



22. Gray Birch (Betula populifera). Frequent; also called White 



Birch. 



23. * Cut-leaved Birch (Betula laciniata). Horticultural plant. 



5. BEECH FAMILY 



24. American Beech (Fagus americana). Abundant; a dominant tree. 



25. Chestnut (Castanea dentata). Plentiful; many trees partly dead. 



26. Red Oak (Quercus rubra). Plentiful; mostly second growth. 



27. White Oak (Quercus alba). Rare; only one or two trees. 



28. * English Oak (Quercus robur). One or two planted trees. 



6. ELM FAMILY 



29. White Elm (Ulmus americana). Abundant along lake; many old 



trees. 



30. Slippery Elm (Ulmus fulva}. Frequent; also called Red Elm. 



31. * English Elm (Ulmus campestris). Several planted along streets. 



32. * Scotch Elm (Ulmus montana). Several planted; also called 



Wych Elm. 



7. MAGNOLIA FAMILY 



33. Cucumber Tree (Magnolia acuminata). Frequent; several 



veterans. 



34. Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). Frequent; several veterans; 



erroneously called Yellow Poplar. 



8. WITCH-HAZEL FAMILY 



35. Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styradflua) . One only; planted. 



36. Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana}. Frequent; Kellogg Hall. 



9. SYCAMORE FAMILY 



37. Sycamore (Planatus occidentalis} . One only; also called Button- 



wood. 



10. ROSE FAMILY 



38. Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana}. Several; beautiful fruit. 



39. Shad Bush (Amelanchier canadensis). Frequent; also called Shad- 



bush. 



40. * English Hawthorn (Craetagus oxycantha). Several; planted in 



yards. 



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