130 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY [Bull. 
FAGACEAE. Beech Family. 
FAGUS L. Beech. 
Fagus Americana Sweet. (IF. ferrugineaAit.). 
On bottom lands over the state. Hinds Co.; Warren Co.; 
Lafayette Co.; Amite Co. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
CASTANEA Adans. Chestnut. 
Castanea dentata (Marsh) Borkh. C. vesca Americana Michx. ) 
American Chestnut. 
Light soil on uplands; most common in the northern coun- 
ties. Lafayette and Tishomingo Counties. New Albany; 
Ripley; Futon. May-June. 
Geol. Survey Herb. 
Castanea pumila Mill. (Fagus pumila L.) Chinquapin. 
Rich upland slopes. Most common on loess bluffs of 
southwestern counties. Itawamba; Hinds; Warren; Amite 
counties; Pascagoula; Grenada; DeKalb; Woodville. May. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
QUERCUS L. Oak. 
Quercus alba L. White Oak. 
Over the state on low ground. Lafayette, Grenada, Tish- 
omingo Counties; Bay St. Louis. April. 
Geol. Survey Herb. Allison Herb. 
Quercus minor Sarg. (Q. stellata Wagenh.) Post Oak. 
Over the state on dry uplands. Tishomingo, Lafayette, 
Hinds, Amite Counties; Bay St. Louis. April. 
Allison Herb. 
Quercus lyrata Walt. Overcup Oak. 
Low stream bottoms. Lafayette, Tishomingo, Leflore 
Counties: Warren Co.; Amory; Rosetta. April-May. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
