PLATE 15. 



WESTERN CHINKAPIN CHINKAPIN BEECH. 



Western Chinkapin. (Caflanopsis crysophylla A. D. C.; 



1. Fruiting cluster. 



2. Leaves. Specimens from E. C. Russell, Sweet Home, Oreg. 

 Chinkapin, (Castanea pumila Miller.) 



3. Common form of fruiting cluster. 

 3o. Nut of 3. 

 36. Nut of 3. 



Specimens from George W. Johnson, Manassas, Va. 



4. Spiked form of fruiting bluster. 

 4o. Nut of same. 



46. Nut of same. 



Specimens from Forestry Division, United States Department of Agriculture. 



5. Tree chinkapin bur. 



6, 7. Tree chinkapin nuts of 5. 



Specimens from J. O. Grimsley, Otto, Tenn. 



8, 9. Tree chinkapin nuts. Specimens from George E. Murrell, Colemans Falls, Va. 

 Beech. (Fagus atropunicea Sndworth. Synonym : Fagus ferruginea Aiton.) 



10. Twig, leaf, bur, and nuts. Specimens from Addis E. Green, Walled Lake, Mich. 



11. Bar. Specimen from Smithsonian Grounds. 



12. Bur. Specimen from William G. Voorheis, South Frankfort, Mich. 

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