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ornamental tree and is much used as a street tree in 

 our eastern villages. In middle South Carolina it 

 is called the Darlington Oak, and is sold by some nur- 

 series under that name (see Coker in Journal Elisha 

 Mitchell Soc. 32 :38. 1916 for further details). 



64. Quercus imbricaria Michx. Shingle Oak. 



This is a rather small oak occurring along streams 

 and in good soil in the mountains and east to Burke 

 and Wilkes Counties. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, en- 

 tire, deep green and shining above, pale green and 

 pubescent below, larger and broader than those of the 

 Willow Oak or Water Oak; acorns of medium size, 

 about half enclosed by the cup. 



65. Quercus cinerea Michx. Upland Willow Oak. 



This is a common small tree of the sand hills and 

 dryer pine flats of the coastal plain, that can be easily 

 recognized by the small, oblong, entire leaves that 

 are decidedly whitish tomentose beneath. The acorns 

 are small and set in a shallow cup. This and the 

 Turkey Oak make up most of the smaller tree growth 

 of the sand hills. 



ELM FAMILY 

 (URTICACEAE) 



66. Ulmus fulva Michx. Slippery Elm. 



A tree not at all common with us, named from the 

 slick mucilage in the inner bark. The young twigs 

 and leaves are very hairy, the upper side of the 

 leaf harshly tomentose and the under side densely 



