JUGLANDACE^E; CUPULIFERyE. 



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Latin Names. 



Juglans, L., . 



J. cinerea, L., 1 



J. nigra, L., 2 . 



Carya, Nutt., 



C. olivaeformis, Nutt., 3 



C. alba, Nutt., 4 



C. sulcata, Nutt., . 



C. tomentosa, Nutt., 



C. glabra, Tor., 



*C. amara, Nutt., 5 . 



*C. aquatica, Nutt., 



Quercus, Mich., 

 Q. rnacrocarpa, Mich., 6 

 Q. obtusiloba, Mich., 7 

 Q. alba, L., 8 . 

 Q. Prinus, L., 9 

 Q.montana, Willd., 10 

 Q. bicolor, Willd., 11 

 Q. Castanea, Willd., 12 

 *Q. prinoides, Willd., 13 

 Q. lyrata, Walt., 14 . 



English Names. 



Geolog'l Station. 



Juglandacese. 



Alluvial, 



Walnut. 



Butternut, 



Black Walnut, . " 



Hickory. 



Pecan nut, . . Alluvial, . 



Shell-bark Hickory. Sandstone, 



Thick Shell-bark Hickory, " 



Mockernut, 

 Pig-nut, . 

 Bitteruut, 



Cupuliferse. 



Oak. 



Over-cup or Bur-oak, 



Post-oak, 



White oak, 



Swamp Chestnut-oak, 



Rock Chestuut-oak, 



Swamp White-oak, . 



Yellow Chestnut-oak, 



Chinquapin Oak, . 



Over cup Oak, 



Limestone, &c. 

 Sandstone, 

 Alluvial, . 



Natural Habitat. 



[(rare). 



Rich woods and bottoms 



" u (common). 



Deep bottoms near Miss.R. 

 Rich woods. 



" (rare). 



Dry rocky woods, &c. 

 Hickory barrens. 

 Swamps and woods. 



Oak Family. 



Alluvial Lime., . Rich banks (rare). 

 Sand and lime, &c, Dry barren, sterile soil. 



" " On every soil. 



Alluvial, . . Low ground. 

 Sandst. & Limest., Rocky creeks. 

 Alluvial, . . Bottoms of Washita River. 

 Limestone, . Banks of rivers (rare). 



Sandy, . . Barrens. 

 Alluvial, . . Bottoms in marshy places. 



1 Wood light, of little strength, but durable and resisting the effects of heat, moisture, &c. Used for 

 window sashes. Michaux says that its bark is purgative. The fruits, gathered before maturity, are 

 preserved in sugar, or infused in brandy as an excellent stomachic and tonic. 



2 Wood becoming black by seasoning, strong, very tenacious, fine-grained, susceptible of a fine polish. 

 Much used for cabinet-work, and as fine as mahogany. 



3 The nut is known everywhere. Wood coarse-grained, heavy, compact, durable, but not as valuable 

 as other species of Hickory. 



4 The wood of this species, says Michaux, possesses all the characteristic properties of the Hickory, 

 being strong, elastic, and tenacious. It has also the common defects of soon decaying and being eaten 

 by worms. 



6 The timber of this species is inferior to the other species. It is generally a small tree. 



6 Stiff, durable wood, as good for fuel as the white oak. It is rare in Arkansas ; at least I saw very 

 few specimens of it on our way. 



7 A small tree. Hard, durable wood, valuable for posts. Most common in Arkansas. 



8 One of our most valuable species of trees, becoming very large on a good alluvial or rich limestone 

 soil. Wood hard, durable, much used for different purposes. Its bark is tonic, astringent, and used in 

 medicine. Variable in size, following the ground which it inhabits. 



9 A fine large tree. Its wood is inferior to the White Oak. (Gray.) 



10 It follows the rocky creeks and torrents where no other tree can grow. A small tree, considered a 

 variety of the former ; but I could not find it passing to it either in station or in form 



11 Not common. A fine large tree, branching high above the ground. Named in Arkansas, Swamp- 

 Burr Oak. 



B Acorns small, scarcely larger than a pea. I saw it only on limestone banks near White River. It 

 is common enough east of the Mississippi. 



13 Only a shrub. I did not see it in Arkansas. 



" A fine large tree, one of the largest and most highly estimated among the Oaks (^ays Michaux). It 

 grows in deep, marshy bottoms, near shallow creeks, in the same habitat as the Cypress and the great 

 Tupelo. Scarce in Arkansas, at least in the upper region. Seen only near Washita River. 



