Handbook of Trees of the Xoktiieen States axd Can.' 



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The Cassena is a beautiful small tree of the 

 coast regions of the southern Atlantic and Gulf 

 States, oei-asioiiuUy atl iiiniiiL,' tlie liei.L:lit of iO 

 or 30 ft. with broad rounded top ami trunk 

 sometimes 12 or IS in. in diameter, or is often 

 no more than a large shrub. It grows mainly 

 in the humid soil of swanqis and about tlie 

 borders of pine barren ])onds in co]n|iany with 

 the Cypress, Ogeeliee Lime, (hims, Sweid Bay, 

 Water and Laurel Oaks, Water Hickory, 

 Planer-tree, ete, Kare i)i tlie northi'Vii ].art of 

 its range it liecomes coininun smitliward, reach- 

 ing its largest size and aliuiidance in soutliern 

 Alabama, (iem-eia ;nnl hdoiiihi. In tliese re- 

 gions it is (ifli'u knoHii a-; II fndiTKini-irddd . 



Its wood is light, a cu. ft. wdien absolutely 

 <lry weigliing li!l.!l,> Ihs., ton,i;li. closi'-i^raineil, 

 easily workeil and of a clear ereamy wdiite 

 color. - 



/v( an >i pen 



1 1.^-:; in. leli;;. 

 cliKU'i^iliaf n l.se 

 Willi nwnlnle 



stent. elilanceolate f.r e',,ii\'n 



lineale ;i1 liase. dlituse or a<-ll1e 

 el inies rniiruleil or ret use ) a I a[i 

 Old eiilire margins or \'er\- 



niolely and sliar|ily a|i|iivsseil serrali' near a|ie\-. 

 thiciv, shining dark green aIio\-e, jialer ami imhes- 

 cent on midi'ilis henoatli ; peiioles slioil. stotii and 



USaall.V puliesei'nt. I'lmr, m Willie, scarcely U in. 

 liroad, in liairy liedniicnhi h> eliislei-s from the axils 

 mainly of Hie leaves ot I he year, tlie staminnte 

 3-9-flowered niiil llie ]iislillale nsiially .'Mlowered. 

 cnmnion iieditneles nearly 1 in. lon.i,^ ; calyx lohes 

 .nciile, ciliale. /';//// red drnpes riiieiiini,' in atl- 

 fnrnn .ind |iersisl iic^ nnlil sjuin;,'. siiii;4lol.ose, 14 

 in. In (Jiaineler; niUleis iiroin inently riiihcd. 



I, Syn, lli.r Jl,iln,<ill \Vall, 

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