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F A G u s Sylvatica atro-punicea. American 

 Beech Tree. 



This grows naturally in low, bottom grounds, by 

 river fides, rifing fometimes to the height of forty 

 or fifty feet, and to fifteen or eighteen inches in di- 

 ameter, generally fending out many long branches, 

 garniflied with very thin, oval, fpear-fhaped leaves, 

 fawed on their edges, and remaining late upon the 

 branches. The nuts are eaten by fwine. The wood 

 is hard and clofe grained, and ufed for making laftsj 

 joiner's tools, &c. 



FAGUS-GASTANEA. 



The CHESNUT TREE. 



THE Characters are nearly the fame of the Beech, except 

 the Male flowers being difpofed hi cylindrical katkins. 

 The St'jles more in number and briftly. The Capfules much 

 larger, round, and fet very thick with long prickly Spines, con- 

 taining from one to four or five, but generally two or three 

 nuts, filled with fweet kernel. , 



The Species of Chefnui^ with us, are, 



1. Fagus-Castanea dentata. American 

 Chefnut Tree. 



This often becomes a large tree, growing to the 

 height of fixty or eighty feet, and to four or five 

 feet in diameter, fending out but few branches, gar- 

 niflied with long fpear-fliaped leaves, toothed or 

 notched on 'their edges. The timber is ufed much 

 for rails, fplitting free and out lafting moft of our 

 Oaks. The kernel of the nuts are dried and ufed 

 by fome as a fubftitute for Coffee. The wood is alfo 



burnt 



