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than formerly, and is not so popular, owing largely to the 
overshadowing popularity of the black walnut. It is still 
much prized, however, in furniture and in ornamentation 
of railway coaches. 
Quercus Alba —White Oak. 
Quercus Bicolor —Swamp White Oak. 
Quercus Prinus —Yellow Chestnut Oak. 
Quercus Rubra —Red Oak. 
Quercus Obtusiloba —Post Oak, Rough or Box Oak. 
Quercus Macrocarpa — Bur-Oak, Over-Cup or Mossy- 
Cup, White Oak. 
Quercus Prinoides —Dwarf Chestnut or Chinquapin Oak. 
All the above varieties of oak are in large supply in the 
various sections of the State—on the fertile uplands, in the 
hilly districts, and in the marshes. In the northern part of 
the State the oak barrens are the prevailing timber. In 
the middle sections the different varieties are distributed 
through the forests of other trees. On the hills in the central 
southern sections of the State the chestnut oak is famous 
for the commercial use of its bark in tanning. It is unnec¬ 
essary to detail the uses of this wood as it is valued for 
nearly all purposes and can be fitted for any service. It is 
generally considered the most desirable of all the hard 
woods, and wherever strength, resistance to injury, and 
firmness and beauty combined are required, oak wood has 
always an early place. It is one of the most beautiful and 
picturesque of trees, but has a tap root and can not be 
transplanted without great care. 
Robinia Pseudacacia —Common or false Acacia, Com¬ 
mon Locust. 
Robina Hispida —Rose Acacia or Bristly Locust. 
The locust is somewhat sparsely distributed. The com¬ 
mon locust is more frequent in the southern portion of the 
State, and the bristly locust has its habitat in all parts, 
