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Querent imbriearia. Laurel Oak. Shingle Oak. Shingles made 



of wood. 



Fauus. 

 Fugus sylvatica. Linn. Americana. Nutt. (F. sylvestris. Michx.) 

 Beech. Large tree. Forests. May, June. 



CORYLUS. 



Cory/us Ameriama. Hazel. Wild filbert. Flowers in April. Root 



astringent. 



OeTRYA. 



Ostrya Virginica. Hop Hornbeam. Iron-wood. Lever-wood. 

 Small tree. April, May. Wood hard and strong, used for levers. 



Carpinus. 

 Carpinus American?. Hornbeam. Small tree. April, May. 

 Bluffs around Burlington. 



Ord— BETULACE^E. 

 Betula . 

 B. nigra. Ait. (B. rubra. Michx.) Red Birch. Banks of 

 streams. May. 



B. papyracea. Ait. Paper Birch. Canoe Birch. Woods N. part 

 of State. Bark, Indians construct canoes. Wood used in turnery and 

 furniture work. 



B. excelsa. Lofty or Yellow Birch. Wood valuable for fuel. 



B. glandulosa. Michx. Glandular Dwarf Birch. Astringent 

 bark. 



Alnus. 

 A. rubra. Marsh. (A. serrulata. Willd.) Common Alder. 

 Swamps. Blowers dark brown. March, April. 

 Ord.— MYRICACE^E. 



COMPTONTA. 



C. asplentfolia. Ait. (Liquidambar. Linn.) Sweet Fern. Woods 

 and hills. May. Prop. Tonic and astringent. 



Ord.— SALICACE^. 

 Bark astringent and tonic, possessing properties similar to quiniae. 



Salix. 

 S. tristis. Ait. (S. Longirostris. Michx.) Sage Willow. 

 Border of Woods. Prop. Bark astringent and tonic. 



S. Mtihlenbergiana. Barratt. (S. conifera. Muhl.) Muhlen- 

 .'> Willow. Dry soils. Prop, similar to last. 

 8. nigra. Marshall. Black Willow. Banks of streams. Prop. 

 Tonic, astringent and antiseptic. 



5. Purshiann. Spreng. (S. falcata. Hook.) Pursh's Willow. 

 Swamps. Prop, similar to last, 



