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Asia. The large-toothed oak, of Japan, a valued timber tree 

 there, is represented near by; as is also the gland-bearing 

 oak, another Japanese species. The shingle, or laurel oak, 

 of the central parts of the United States, is not of much com- 

 mercial value, as its wood checks badly in drying; it is some- 

 times used in making clapboards and shingles. Schneck's red 

 oak comes from the south central parts of the United States. 

 The Turkey oak, of southeastern Europe and western Asia, 

 is valued in that region on account of its bark which is used 

 in tanning leather. The swamp oak, the scarlet oak, the 

 black oak and the white oak are to be seen in large wild 

 specimens elsewhere in the grounds. 



The chestnuts (Castanea) are represented by the Japanese 

 chestnut, of China and Japan ; in addition to this, in various 

 parts of the grounds, the American chestnut may be found 

 as wild specimens. The beeches (Fagus) are located to the 

 westward of the chestnuts, in the north part of the swale. 

 The European beech and its purple-leaved variety may both 

 be found here in small, recently planted trees. Small trees 

 of the American beech are also here, but large wild specimens 

 may be found along the driveways and paths in the vicinity; 

 the wood of the beech takes a high polish and is largely used 

 for furniture, while the nuts are edible. The uses of the 

 European beech are about the same as those of the American. 



The elm family, to which belong the elms, the hack- 

 berries, or sugarberries and the water-elms, is located on the 

 ridge to the north of the stable. Among the elms (Uhnus) 

 to be found here is the Scotch, or Wych elm, a native of Eu- 

 rope and Siberia; the late-flowering elm, growing wild from 

 Tennessee to Alabama ; the cork, or rock elm, of northeastern 

 North America; the Chinese elm, of northern China and 

 Japan; and the winged elm, or wahoo, of the southeastern 

 United States. The American elm and the slippery elm are 

 wild in the grounds. The hackberries (Ceitis) represented 

 are the southern hackberry, of the southeastern United States ; 

 and the American nettle-tree, or sugar-berry, of eastern North 

 America. The water-elms are illustrated by the pointed 



