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their growth, and more clustering, as it were, round the 
central trunk, than other species. The beauty of its long 
pointed leaves, and their peculiar mode of growth, 
recommend it to mingle with other trees, to which it 
will add variety. 
The Pin oak. ( Q . palustris.) The Pin oak forms a 
tree in moist situations, varying in height from 60 to 80 
feet. The great number of small branches intermingleu 
with the large ones, have given rise to the name of this 
variety. It is a hardy, free growing species, particularly 
upon moist soils. Loudon considers it, from its “ far 
extending, drooping branches, and light and elegant 
foliage,” among the most graceful of oaks. It is well 
adapted to small groups, and is one of the most thrifty 
growing and easily obtained of all our northern oaks. 
The Willow oak. (Q. Phellos) This remarkable 
species of oak may be recognised at once by its narrow, 
entire leaves, shaped almost like those of the willow, and 
about the same size, though thicker in texture. It is not 
found wild north of the barrens of New Jersey, where it 
grows plentifully, but thrives well in cultivation much 
further north. The stem of this tree is remarkably smooth 
in every stage of its growth. It is so different in 
appearance and character from the other species of this 
genus, that in plantations it would never be recognised by 
a person not conversant with oaks, as one of the family. 
It deserves to be introduced into landscapes for its 
singularity as an oak, and its lightness and elegance of 
foliage individually. 
The Mossy-cup oak. ( Q . olivceformh ) This is so 
called because the scales of the cups terminate in a long, 
moss-like fringe, nearly covering the acorn. It is quite a 
