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J is white, the leaves fmooth and glofly, waved on 

 the edges but not lerrated. 



The maft or feeds of this tree will yield a good oil 

 for lamps ; they are a food to fquirrels and mice, 

 "and fwinc are very fend of them -, but the fat of 

 thofe which feed on them is foft, and boils away, 

 unlefs hardened before they are killed by fome 

 other food. . ■• . 



The wood is brittle, very fiffile, durable in water, 

 but not in the open air. It is the beft of all 

 woods for fuel, and is fometimes ufed by the 

 wheelwright and turner, to make axes, ipokes, 

 bowls, &c. fword-fcabbards are alfo made of it, 

 and fhoemakers lafts, and formerly bookbinders 

 uied It in making covers to books. 



The FAG US caflanea, or Spanljlj chefnut, is a tree 

 which often occurs in gentlemen's plantations, 

 and thrives well, but we do not look upon it as 



' a native. 



. -, CARPINUS. Gen. pi. 1073. 



MASC. Cal i-phyllus, fquama ciliata. Cor. o. 



Stam. 20. 

 FEM. Cal. i-phvl!us, fquama ciliata. Cor. o. 



Germhio 2. 57jy// fingulis 2. A^mx-ov;iu> 



lettdusi. CARPINUS fquamis flrobilorum planis. Sp.pl 

 1416. (Ger. em. 1479 J 

 The horn-beam tree, or Ilorfe Beech-tree. An^Us.. 



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