Handbook of Treks of titk NorrriiKKX States and Canada. 105 



The White Urtk i< .m- nf tlip niosl useful 

 tVL'cs of the Ameriean turc-vLs, ;iiUuniiti; uinlcr 

 most favural.ile (■niulitions when ^ivowiii^i,' in tln' 

 [dirst a lici-ht nf l.")!) ft. ;unl tvuiik 4-3 ft. in 

 diaitu-'ter. W'licu isohited from other trees ity 

 hahit is tu form a \ei\v bruad top uf linn, viuiii 

 horizontal h rant 'lies aiul short thiek irunk — 

 the enihleui of >-tren,u11i and solidily. It takes 

 its name frum (he li,^ht enlor nf the smly ridui'il 

 iuirk, the aptne-s of w liii-h is -,hi)\\n in the 

 oceompanyin^^ illu^-tratinn. 11 is oni- nf t hr 

 nn"ist comninn and .generally di.>l.ril)uied Oaks 

 of the At Ian tie states and Alis-,is-,ippi ba^^in. 

 !.'r)\\ iii^ alike on rich nphiiids and river bot- 

 tnnis \vhere not ton inoi-.1. in company "with 

 several of tlie Ilieknries. Tulip-tree, Sweet and 

 Sour Gnms, Magnolias. i;<'d and otln^r Oaks, 

 efe. 



W^ wood, of whieh a <adur f.ioi when abso- 

 lutely dry wei.i-hs 4ii.:i:) llis.. is the stamhii'd of 

 exeellence among the Oaks and is used for fur- 

 niture-making, iutericu- tinishinL:-, mnprrige. the 

 Tnanufaetnre of agricailut ral iniphuniaits. bas- 

 kets, railroad ties. ete.. and foi' furl.i 



Leaveft obovale to olihujG,-, wcdL;e sliaiicd at liasr', 

 .'^innate-pinnatifid willi usually f. 7 hr'nyd. hut 

 som('time.s narrow, oblique-i'ounded entire Inhcs. 

 red and pale pubescent wlion they unfold hnl 

 fin 111 I y ji'la'u'OLis dark sri"''"'n ahrive. paler beneal Ii. 

 4-rt in. I on 2;. t urnin': laeli (]a rk red in antunm. 

 uatheriu'.! and liancin^' I " \\\'- le^amdies until la ti- 

 in tlie winter: petioles stmil ^lai)rous. Flomcrs: 

 .=;tamlnatp aments i:'-'.-4 in. Inni:; : ealyx yellow, 

 pubescent : siamens US; pisiillnte with broad in 

 voliiera! seales and sliorf dilated stiiimiis. /■'*•//// 

 maturing the first autumn, .sessile or nearly srt, 

 abortive ovules basal : amm a void-oblone. lustrous, 

 about % in. lon':r and ahont i, covernd by lb" 

 tiiittish hemispheric f nmeni nse en p. v\":i rl >■ b('bi\\- 

 with thirkened MUd united scales v.-liicli near Ihe 

 rim are thin and ni"ni!iiTin<eis. 



1. A. W., II. 38. 



