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eastern to the southwestern part of the State. Sometimes rarely found in the 

 southeastern part of the State, but very common in the northwestern part. Ha» 

 been found in Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Clark, Daviess, 

 Dunklin, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, McDonald, Oregon, Pike, Randolph, 

 Shannon and St. Louis counties. 



45. Corylus Americana Walt. 



Hazelnut A well-known, widely diffused shrub in the State, commonly found 

 in rich soil in the vicinity of streams. Perhaps occurring in every county in th& 

 state, and at present known to grosv in Adair, Atchison, Buchanan, Butier, Cap& 

 Girardeau, Carter, Clark, Dunklin, Greene, Jackson, Jeflferson, Madison, McDon- 

 ald, Mississippi, Newton, Oregon, Pike, Scotland, Shannon, St. Francois, St.. 

 Louis, Sullivan, Texas, Washington, Wayne, Webster and Wright counties. 



46. Corylus rostratus Ait. 



Beaked hazelnut. What appears to be this species has been found in Jackson 

 and Newton counties. It may be distinguished from the last species by the bur 

 which surrounds the nut being of one piece, while the bur of the last is in two- 

 pieces. 



47. Betula nigra L. 



Red birch— Black birch . A very common tree south and east of a line drawn 

 from the northeastern to southwestern part of the State. Has a range similar to 

 that of Blue beech and Sassafras, and grows along river courses and around ponda 

 and lakes. It is found in Adair, Audrain, Barton, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girar- 

 deau, Carroll, Carter, Cedar, Chariton, Clark, Dade, Daviess, Dunklin, Henry, 

 Johnson, Linn, Macon, Madison, McDonald, Newton, Pettis, Pike, Randolph, 

 Ripley, Scotland, Shannon, St. Francois, St. Louis, Stoddard, Vernon, Washing- 

 ton and Wayne counties. 



48. Betula populifolia Marsh. , 



Whitebirch. A small tree, reported by Tracy as occurring in the State, but 

 has not since been found. Probably the preceding species. 



49. Betula pumila L. 



Low birch. Said to have been found in Washington county by Pech, but 1 

 have not seen it. 



50. Alnus incana ( L. ) Willd. 



Speckled alder. Said to have been found in Mississippi county by Galloway, 

 but has not been collected since. 



51. Alnus rugosa ( Ehrh. ) Koch. 



Smooth alder. A small shrub found growing along rocky branches, principally 

 in the southern part of the State. Occurs in Bollinger, Butler, Cedar, Cole, 

 Howell, Iron, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Pike, St. Francis, St. Louis, Stod- 

 dard, Washington and Wayne counties. This is Alnus serrulata Willd. 



OAK FAMILY (TAGAOBiB). 



52. Fagus atropuaicea ( Marsh.) Sudw. 



Beech. This large valuable tree, whose edible nuts are so well-known, is found 

 only in the southeastern part of the State, generally in rich woods. It is found ia 



