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the whole of the Union. Its leaves are lanceolate, and re- 

 gularly toothed, light green above, and whitish beneath ; 

 the acorns small. It forms a stately tree, 70 feet high ; and 

 the branches are more upright in their growth, and more 

 clustering, as it were, round the central trunk, than other 

 species. The beauty of its long pointed leaves, and their pe- 

 culiar mode of growth, recommend it to mingle with other 

 trees, to which it will add variety. 



The Pin oak. ( Q.pahistris.) The Pin oak forms a tree in 

 moist situations, varying in height from GO to SO feet. The 

 great number of small branches intermingled 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 farther north. The stem of 

 this tree is remarkably smooth in every stasfe 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. olivceformis.) 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 rare species, 

 beino- only found on the upper banks of the Hudson, and on 

 the Genesee river. The foliage is fine, large, and deeply cut, 

 and the lower branches of the tree droop in a beautiful man- 



