18 Kentucky Agricultural Experiment station. 



Birch Family (Betulaceae). 



Il.i/.lm.i ' trylut a a common Kentucky 



plant, taking the State as a whole, but widely distributed and likely 

 .ny where in small numbc: 



n-bon, Boyd, 

 Boyle, Bre kinr I ■ well, Campbell, Casev, Christian, 



Edmonson, Elliott, Estill Fleming, 

 Pulton, Gallatin, Oarrard, Grant, Gra . Hardin. 



Hickman, Hopkins, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, 

 Larue. Laurel, 1 her, I., wis, Lincoh . 



ston. tin, McCracken, 



Pendlel rry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Robei : 



npson, Tavlor. Todd, Trigg, Uni 

 r, Whitley, Wolfe, Woodford. 



Ili>|) Hornbeam, Iroimood (Ostrya virginiai). — Frequent. 

 vn by its fruit which somewhat resembles that of the hop. A 

 tree □ Whitley County, October 15, 1- - nine ii 



thru and foi high. Others noted the 



from twenty-five to thirty feet high. 

 Ballard, Butler, Christian, Crittenden. 



Estill, Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Grant. Ii 

 man. ine, Knott, Lawren ,ifee, 



i . M 



a, Shelby, Tavlor, T 

 Union, Wayne, V. tley. 



Hornbeam, lroimood( CorpinUi < iirolininti ■ A c " 



■ 

 Cumberland, I' 



anklin, Gallatin, .11 pku 



Lyon, Madison, Mei 

 Pei 



3 



Sweet Birch (Betula Irnfa). — Not very common, taking the 

 a whole. 01 ,ly in the mountain 



but reported by correspondents from Hart, Hickman and McTvean. 



to be rather common in moist ravine* in R 

 County. October 1 



