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Alorg streams and sand bars from Quebee southward, Vir- 
ginia, Kentucky, Nebraska, and Texas. In Texas it is found 
west of the Pecos River. 
Economie uses similar to Salix amygdaloides. 
CORYLACEAE Mirbel. Hazel Nut Family. 
Small trees with close grained, hard wood, and smooth or 
sealy bark. Leaves simple, alternate, deciduous, straight 
veined and doubly serrate. Flowers borne in catkins in the 
early spring. 
ese eI) Dra. SINOOLR 22... 66 a's <2 So, 6 eee. OSS 1. Ostrya. 
Semen an Wini trisiie TIE 6 oot. wei es ee eee 2. Carpinus. 
1, OSTRYA Scap. Hop Hornbeam. 
1. Ostrya Virginiana (Mill) Willd. Ironwood. American 
Hop Hornbeam. A small tree usually 20°-30° high with trunk 

Ostrya Virginiana. 
diameter of 18’-20’.. The branches are long, slender, and droop- 
ing, forming a rounded open crown. Bark brown, thin and 
