IlAMinodi^ (i|.- TkkI'Is of tile. XoETiiKitx States axd Canada. 195 



This tree attains tlio hoi.ijht of (in <ir SO ft. 

 and in thickness of trunk 2 ov ." ft. It tlc- 

 velops an open oblonj,' hi'ad willi uiorr or less 

 diooping hvteral and lower branches, and is 

 always of interest to oiu' seeing it for the 

 first time on aceount of its sin^^iilar li,i;ht yray 

 smooth bark, covered at inter\al>. with promi- 

 nent excrescences an<l l)oss<'s. It is a handsome 

 tree, as it is found hanyinj.' o\cr the liorders 

 of lakes and bayous of tlie lower .Mississippi 

 valley in company with the Prickly .\sh. Pe- 

 can. Xntme^: Hickory, l*laner-f rec. Decidu- 

 ous Holly, t'y|)ress, and other trees of (he 

 bottom-lands of those re.^ions and the (iult 

 states. That its ornamental value is bpini; 

 justly appreciatcil is shown by tlie fact that 

 it is being planted in the streets and parks of 

 many of the southern cities and \illaL;('s, 



The wood is rather liea\'y, a cubic foot when 

 absolutely dry weighing 4!),r)7 lbs,, and is not 

 distinguished in eonunercc or uses from that of 

 the C. occidentaU.s-.i 



Lcafcs ovate to elilnn^-lanccfilatc, in(^(]nilatcral 

 and often falcate, .^-nci'\-c(l, rniin wc(l,i:c-s|]apcf"i to 

 rounded and very oliliqiic ai l)asc, Inn.u' taper- 

 pointed, entire or wifti remolc lew s!iar|) ici>tl], 

 Bmooth dark green aliove, palci' ln'ncaili. Fhnnr.^ 

 as described for the pcnus. rniil small ci-an,5c 

 brown drupes, ^ to Vi in. lori^', willi tliiri Ilcsh 

 and reticulated pit, 



Var, rcliriiJatd (Torr.) Sars. is ttic Puhi I'.tnnco 

 of the Southwest, but not found within tbc area 

 covered by this work, 



1. A, W,, XI, 2(3.". 



