Hak 



DlinoK i>ir Tk'KIvS {>]'' TWK I^OKTIIEKN StATES AND GaNADA. 227 



This larfjc and beautiful tree in the southern 

 forests attains ihu Iiui<,dit of 100 to 140 ft. 

 with straij^Mit columnar trunk 4 or 5 ft. in 

 diameter. When isdhiteil it develops a sym- 

 nciriciil ol»|uU'^-|)yi-iiiiid;il Inp when youn.a. I)ut 

 jinally beoiuuin^' lir(.);ul and ruunded. A [te- 

 culiar fe;itiire. ninrr marked in some trees than 

 others, however, and uftrn cntir(dy \\■antin;^^ is 

 tlie rrrowth of willed ike pro jeet ions of tlie 

 hiirk from its smaller liranehes. It thrives 

 hr>t in the rirh s<.iil of liotlnnidands where it 

 i;= associated with the IIciI aiid IJhiek Maples, 

 the Sour, Water and Tvriido (Uims. the Laurel 

 and Water (.)aks. various Ashes, otr. Few 

 trees of the American forests e(|u;il the Sweft 

 (.lum in ornamental valor. (iwiiii,i- tn its .Lirand 

 habit of griDwth and its heinitifiil star-shu jicd 

 leavi'-;. of a rich ^c^^reen in siiimmT and con- 

 spirainus in autumn on acrmint of I heir crimson 

 roid jmrplo tints. 



The wood, a c\i. ft, of which when absrilutcly 



dry weighs .Sb.Si:: lbs., is ratbci- soft, wiUi 



sliiiiiiht close gniin. and is [\<.{'i\ in llic ni;inn 



f;icl lire of wo(idri!-w;i re. pa\ing bbii'ks. Inirdicr 



fur general eonstrn(dioii. cle,. and is sonietinies 



leiikcli'd under tbi' nli^iird mmimcs — ^>ilni 



M'lihnil , Culifonud llcil (linn , etc.' 



Jjvnrrfi nboiil" ortiicnini- in onlltnc, dcriily H-T 

 palmatoly lobed wi1h aeiile ^'landiihif-sciTM (c Idhcs 

 :ind noinfpd siniisps. enrdnte ;it hiisc, Inslnnis 

 lirifflit ffreon abovp and oflcn piibescml in Wv 

 a\-ils nf the leaves hencalli. fratirant when 

 hniised. nurple-ci-jmson in aiitnmn ; petioles ion',^ 

 and slenrlnr. Floirnx: staminate raeem(>s erect, 

 nifnns tnmentose. the lower liends sometimes 

 stalked : pistillate heads loni.^ pednnclate. drooo- 

 mi'. Fruit: head \ M(. in in dianielei', liheraturr 



^s in aiitnnin 

 ■ss liranelies 



a few perfect and many nhm-l i\'e 

 and swino;inc empty ii|)on 

 during the followinj; winfcr.' 



2. For genu 



