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This is a medium-size tree rarely attainin;^' 

 a greater heiijht than 75 ft. or thickness iif 

 trunk than 2 ft. anil often no more than hi\lf 

 tliat size. W hen isohited it develops a broad 

 rounded umbraifeous top of many branches 

 and thick straii^lit branchlcts. It is conlincil 

 in its distriliiition to low moist regions and 

 the banks of streams, and is a tree of hand 

 some aspect on account of us star shaped 

 clusters of leallets, which in autunm turn yel- 

 low before falling. When lealless in winter the 

 distinctly keeled bud-scales with apiculatc frci' 

 tips and rather smaller bnds readily distiii 

 guish it from closely allied Yellow Buckye. 

 It is occasionally planted fo"- ornamental pnr 

 poses though ill-favored on account of the ill 

 smelling, bark and foliage when bruised and is 

 not as ornamental as the introduced Horse- 

 Chestnut. 



Its light wood weighs wdien absnlutely dry 

 28. .31 lbs. per cubic foot, is soft, elnse-grained 

 rather tough and easily workeil. These quali 

 ties make it in demand for the mannfaetiir ■ 

 of artifiei;il limbs. s]dints and some kinds 

 of wooden-wari'. ami it is aNn useil for paper- 

 ]i\ilp.i The luits, " huekeyes," :in' often carried 

 in the pockets of su)ierstitious people with the 

 belief that the\- ^vill keep away the rheuma- 

 tism. 



Liarffi Willi pel idles 4-U in, leiu,^ and .'-7 n\-;-iI 

 or nliloD,ij leallels ;:-(; in. leiii;- enn-:ile :onl entire mI 

 Iiase, aciiniinale, linely nne(|n:illy scnale :iImi\i', al 

 matuiaty Klahrons eii iipjtei- snilaci'. jmhe.seiail mi 



till' ^-eins l)ene,'llll and mi the l)e( idles. /'/eNer.v 

 l.\|)l-il-5Jayl yelldwisli Ki'een, al.ddl ", in. Idiie. 

 mo.stl.y unilateral in loose iMihesecnl panieles ..-o 

 in. len*^ : calyx campannlale ; pel.ils et iieari.\' 

 erpial lenstll the claws alieiit ecpialiy as IdiiL^ as Hid 

 calyx tint the lateral pair hroailer : sl.aniens leie'er 

 than the petals, usually 7. willi Pee: (aii\('il Ilia 

 ments ; ovary [uiliescent and armed wilh prickles. 

 Fruit irrcfjiilarly ohovnte or snln;IdlMise. l-l^ in. 

 lonff, more" or less roughened with prickles ; seed 

 1-11/2 In. wide. 



1. Syn. .^sciilits ftai'a Ait. 



l:. a. w., XI, •^r,■.•.. 



I ■ ■■ r'- 





L Y •>-'/>. 'fit ^^ 



-4^'-/' 



