Handbook of Tkees of the Xoetheeist States axii (.'anada. ISO 



The Sli]i|jrry J'JIiii attains the height; of 60 

 or TO ft. with Htraiglit columnar trunt; rarely 

 more than 2 or 3 ft. in diameter. When iso- 

 lated the trunk divides usually ^\ithin a few 

 feet of the ground into a few large limbs 

 whieh branch and develop into a graceful 

 broad-topped head, similar to that of the 

 White h]lm. Its larger rougher rugose leaves 

 are features "which readily distinguish it. 



It thrives best in the rich soil of bottoui- 

 lanils and along the bmks of streams. Here 

 it is usuall}' associated with the Burr and 

 Swamp \\liite Oaks, lllack, Silver, and Red 

 Maples, Haekberry. etc.. but it is also found, 

 though in smaller stature, on rocky ridges 

 and slopes. Its fragrant mucila.ginous inner 

 bark is used in medicine and is also some- 

 what nutrieious, a fact which occasionally 

 leails to the destruction by boys, wdio sometimes 

 literally skin it alive when onee its identitv 

 is discovered. 



A cubic foot of the absolutely dry woo'l 

 weighs 43. .3.5 lbs. It is toiigb and strong and 

 especially valued for the ribs of small boats 

 and in the manufacture of agricultural imple- 

 ments, for railway ties, ete.- 



Lravcfi obovate-oblon.2:. from obtuse to siTbcord- 

 ate QDd inequilateral at base, aiirnptly acuminate 

 at apex, doubly serrate, tbielt, tirm, rugose, dark 

 green and very rough above, pale tomentose bi^- 

 neath, especially in the axils of the veins ; bnds 

 obtuse or rounded, densely rusty tomentose. 

 Flowers in crowded spi-eadlns; fascicles with short 

 pedicels: calyx T-f) lobed : stigmas reddish purple. 

 Fruit ripening when tlie leaves are about hall 

 grown, suborbieular, V--% in. long with tomentose 

 cell and broad thin glabrous wings. 



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Uhrnis ftllra Michx. 

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