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OSTRYA Scop, 



Ostrya virginiana 1 (Mill.) Koch. Hornbeam 



Range. — From Nova Scotia and Cape Brenton Island and New Brunswick (Bay o. 

 Cbaleur and along St. Lawrence and Lower Ottawa rivers and over northern shores 

 of Lake Huron) to western Ontario, northern Minnesota, Dakota (Black Hills), 

 eastern and northern Nebraska, eastern Kansas; south to northern Florida (near 

 Jacksonville) and eastern Texas. 



Names in use. — Hop Hornbeam (Vt., R. I.,rMass., \N". Y., N. J., Pa., 

 Del., K 0., S. 0., Ala.. Tex., Ark., Ohio, 111., Ind., Wis., Minn., Kans., 

 Nebr., S. Dak.) 5 Iron wood (R. L, K Y., K J., Pa., Del., W. Va., S". C, 

 S. 0., Ala., Tex., Ark., Ky., Ohio, Ind., 111., Iowa, Mich., Wis., Minn., 

 S. Dak., Nebr., Ont); Leverwood (Vt., Mass., R, I., K Y., Pa., Kans.); 

 Hornbeam (R. I. ., H". Y., Fla., S. C. La.) ; Hardhack ( Vt.). 

 Ostrya knowltoni Coville. Knowlton Hornbeam. 



Raxge. — Arizona (canyon of the Colorado River 70 miles north of Flagstaff, where 

 Toifree (P.O.) is located. Abundant along the trail leading to the bottom of the 

 canyon, at 6,000 to 7,000 feet elevation). Range insufficiently understood ; southern 

 Mexico and Central America (mountains). 



CARPINUS Linn. 

 Carpinus caroliniana Walt. Blue Beech. 



Raxge. — Southern and western Quebec to Georgian Bay (north shores) and south- 

 ward to Florida (Cape Malabar and Tampa Bay) ; west in United States to northern 

 Minnesota, eastern Nebraska and Kansas, Indian Territory and Texas (Trinity River). 



Names in use.— Blue Beach (K H., Vt, R. L, K Y"., Pa., Miss., Tex.. 

 Ky., Mich., Iowa, Nebr., Minn., Ohio, Out.) ; Water Beech (R. I., K Y., 

 Pa., Del., W. Va., Ohio, 111., Iiid., Mich., Minn., Nebr., Kans.); Horn- 

 beam (Me., ST. H., Mass., Conn., R. L, K". Y., N. J., Pa., Del., N. 0., S. 0., 

 Ala.,Tex., Ky., 111., Kans., Minn.) ; Iron wood ( Me., Vt., Mass., R. I., N.T., 

 N. J., Pa., Del., KG., S. C, Fla,, Ala., La., Tex.. Mo., Wis., 111., Iowa, 

 Kans., Minn., Ohio, Nova Scotia); O-tan-tahr-te-weh = " A lean tree" 

 (Indians, N. Y.). 



Family FAGACE^]. 

 FAGUS Linn. 



Fagus atropunicea (Marsh.) Sud worth. Beech. 



Faous ferrugtnea Ait. 



Range! — Nova Scotia to Lake Huron (north shores) and northern Wisconsin; south 

 to western Florida and west to southeastern Missouri and Texas (Trinity River). 



Names in use.— Beech (Me., N. H., Vt., Mass., R. I., Conn., N. Y., 

 N. J., Pa., Del., Va,, W. Va., N. 0., S. 0., Ga., Ala., Fla., Miss., La., Tex., 

 Ark., Ky., Mo., Ohio, 111., Ind., Mich., Nebr., Minn., Out.); Red Beech 

 (Me., Vt., Ky., Ohio); White Beech (Me., Ohio, Mich.); Ridge Beech 



(Ark.). 



■The Ostrya reported from southern Mexico and Guatemala and referred to this 

 species is probably knoivltoni. I have not seen specimens of the Mexican plant. 



