JuGLANS. 



Jag/ans cinerea. (J. cathartica. Michx.) Butternut. White 

 Walnut. Officinal. Bluffs and woods. From the inner bark is ex- 

 tracted an excellent cathartic. Similar in effects to rhubarb in the 

 property of evacuating, without debilitating the alimentary canal. — 

 Wood also employed for the manufacture of furniture. 



Juglans nigra. Black Walnut. Forests. The hull of the fruit 

 has been employed as a \ ermifnge. Timber employed for many useful 

 purposes. 



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Carya alba. Nutt. (J. squmosa. Michx.) Shag-bark. Walnut 

 or Hickory. Wood is strong and elastic, compound and heavy. 



Carya porsina. Nutt. (Juglans glabra. Willd.) Hog Walnut. 

 Tough wood, excellent fuel. 



Carya amara. Nutt. fj. amara. Michx.) Bitternut Hickory. 

 Good for fuel. 



Carya sulcata. Nutt. Thick Shell-bark. Alono- rivers. Excellent 

 for fuel. 



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QlTERCUS. 



Quercus alba. White Oak. Officinal. Bark astringent, antiseptic 

 and tonic. Ship building, &c, tanning. 



Quercus. macrocarpa. Overcup White Oak. Timber very val- 

 uable. 



Quercus stellata. (Q. obtusiloba. Michx.) Iron Oak. Timber 

 excellent, and is more durable than any of the oaks, excepting the 

 Q. birens or live oak made use of in ship building, &c. 



Quercus prinus. Willd. Q. Prinus palustris. Michx.) Swamp 

 Chestnut Oak. Timber valuable, fuel excellent. 



Quercus bicolor. Willd. (Q. Prinus discolor. Michx.) Swamp 

 White Oak. Fuel and timber excellent. 



Quercus montana. Willd. (Q. Prinus monticola Mx.) Mountain 

 Oak. Good fuel. Ship building. Tanning bark 



Quercus rubra. Red Oak. Excellent for fuel. 



Quercus tinctoria. Bartram. Black Oak' Yeilow-bark Oak Off 

 Bark astringent and tonic. Used in tanning, also in dyeing yellow, 

 from a yellow principle called quercitron. Valuable for fuel. 



Quercus palustris. Michx. Pin Oak. Water Oak Wood good 

 for fuel. 



Quercus ilicifolia.. Willd. (Q. Bannist^ri. Michx.) Shrub or 

 Scrub Oak. Good for fuel. 



Quercus nigra. Willd. (Q. ferruginea. Michx.) Barren Oak. 

 Black-Jack. Iron Oak. Wood valuable f«>i fuel 



