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is valued in that region on account of its bark which is used 

 in tanning leather. The swamp oak, the scarlet oak, the 

 black oak and the white oak are to be seen in large wild 

 specimens elsewhere in the grounds. 



The chestnuts {Castaned) are represented by the Japanese 

 chestnut, of China and Japan ; in addition to this, in various 

 parts of the grounds, the American chestnut will be found 

 in many wild specimens. The beeches {Fagits) are located 

 to the westward of the chestnuts, in the north part of the 

 swale. The European beech and its purple-leaved variety 

 will both be found here in small recently planted trees. 

 Small trees of the American beech are also here, but large 

 wild specimens will be found along the driveways and paths 

 in the vicinity ; the wood of the beech takes a high polish, and 

 is largely used for furniture, while the nuts are edible. The 

 uses of the European beech are about the same as those of the 

 American. 



The elm family, to which belong the elms, the hack- 

 berries, or sugarberries, and the water-elms, is located on 

 the ridge to the north of the stable. Among the elms {Ulmus) 

 to be found here is the Scotch, or Wych, elm, a native of Eu- 

 rope and Siberia ; the late-flowering elm, growing wild from 

 Tennessee to Alabama ; the cork, or rock, elm, of northeastern 

 North America; the Chinese elm, of northern China and 

 Japan ; and the winged elm or wahoo, of the southeastern 

 United States. The American elm and the slippery elm are 

 wild in the grounds. The hackberries {Celtis) represented 

 are the southern hackberry, of the southeastern United 

 States ; and the American nettle-tree or sugar-berry, of 

 eastern North America. The water-elms are illustrated by 

 the pointed water-elm, a native of Japan. The mulberry 

 family is represented by the osage orange (Toxylon), trees 

 of which will be found to the south of the driveway ; it is a 

 native of the central parts of the United States ; the red mul- 

 berry and the white mulberry are wild. The cercis-leaf 

 family has for a representative the cercis-leaf, of Japan, 

 located just to the south of the row of tulip-trees just east of 



