87. 
Alnus 
Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng. Smooth Alder 
(A. serrulata (Air.) Willd., var. vulgaris) 
Java Farm. One station: base of Fox Point peninsula, on north side. 
Hectare 3557. Canopy of Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus velutina, Quercus 
alba, Quercus prinus, Pinus virginiana. Associate species: Aralia 
spinosa, Prunus serotina, Acer rubrum. Higman 650. 
Betula 
Betula nigra L. River Birch, 
Red Birch 
Java Farm and Ivy Neck. Infrequent along banks of estuaries, 
bottom of Muddy Creek valley and on Fox Point Road. Occasionally found 
under Quercus prinus canopy. Higman 651, 1106 
FAGACEAE 
1. Leaves simple, sharply and regularly serrate, acuminate; 
fruit a nut in a spiny bur. 
2. Leaves oblong-ovate; leaf buds linear-lanceoloid and 
sharply pointed; bark pale gray; large tree........ Fagus 
2. Leaves oblong-lanceolate; leaf buds short and blunt; 
bark dark brown; stump sprouts only.......eeeeese++e Castanea 
1. Leaves lobed, or if simple, entire or with round- 
tipped teeth; fruit a smooth acorn with a basal cup... Quercus 
Fagus 
Fagus grandifolia Ehrh. Beech 
Java Farm. Moderately abundant in mature canopy, especially on 
upland west of Muddy Creek and on north- and west-facing slopes of ridge 
between old entrance road and main building area. Less frequent on 
lower south-facing slopes overlooking the tidal portion of Muddy 
Creek. Associate species: Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Lirioden- 
dron tulipifera, Liquidambar styraciflua. 
Ivy Neck. Infrequent in southern part of Quercus alba forest 
on Scaffold Peninsula. Higman 277, 558. 
